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

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

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)

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 a wax plant, and a very beautiful one.

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