wax flower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wax flower
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Shown in photo gallery above: Small field-grown arrangement of white panda and pastel anemones, Queen Anne's lace, statice, wax flower, Australian rosemary, wild cucumber and garden mignonette, $75, including the Weck glass jar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2015
Two-ring arrangement of white panda and pastel anemones, sweet peas, Queen Anne's lace, statice, wax flower, Australian rosemary, wild cucumber and garden mignonette, $100, including a custom-made Silver Lake Farms two-ring holder and jars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2015
Shown in photo gallery above: The box is about 2 feet by 3 inches and contains peach branches, ranunculus, anemones, larkspur, leptospermum, wax flower, ivy and pittosporum, $400 plus tax and delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2015
There was a table and some chairs but not much other furniture and no ornaments save an old-fashioned wax flower piece under a glass shell on a shelf.
From The Mission of Janice Day by Turner, Corinne
Ladies, who desire to enjoy the recreation of wax flower modelling, may indulge in the amusement with perfect safety, if they purchase the wax of me.
From The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling by Peachey, Emma
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