wax plant
or wax·plant
noun
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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Origin of wax plant
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby wax plant
wax moth, wax museum, wax myrtle, wax palm, wax paper, wax plant, wax tablet, wax tree, waxahachie, waxberry, waxbill
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Example sentences from the Web for wax plant
The wax-plant, though properly a summer blooming plant, sometimes flowers in winter.
A Garden with House Attached|Sarah Warner BrooksOf the cultivated forms, the wax-plant (Hoya), and Physianthus are the commonest.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton CampbellI have morning-glories, double lady's-slippers, and wax-plant.