wax plant

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for wax plant

waxplant

/ (ˈwæksˌplɑːnt) /

noun

a climbing asclepiadaceous shrub, Hoya carnosa, of E Asia and Australia, having fleshy leaves and clusters of small waxy white pink-centred flowers

any of various similar plants of the genus Hoya

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