wax plant

American  

Or waxplant

noun

1. a shrubby climbing plant, Hoya carnosa, of the milkweed family, native to Australia, with umbels of waxy pink or white flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of wax plant

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Hoya carnosa—This is commonly known as the wax plant on account of its thick leaves and wax-like flowers, which are a delicate pink and borne in large pendulous umbels.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

It is a wax plant, and a very beautiful one.

From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

I know where the purple geranium grows; where the bright scarlet columbine blushes, and where the pale wax plant hides under its glossy green leaf.

From Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends by Fern, Fanny

It is about the size of a walnut, perfectly white, with fine leaves, resembling very much the wax plant.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester