"wax plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wax plants [plural]
Etymology: From wax + plant. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wax|plant}} wax + plant Head templates: {{en-noun}} wax plant (plural wax plants)
  1. Any plant of the genus Hoya, especially those which are commonly cultivated as houseplants.
    Hoya carnosa, native to East Asia.
    Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants, Spurges Synonyms: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
    Sense id: en-wax_plant-en-noun-HVymouxF Disambiguation of Dogbane family plants: 59 24 17 Disambiguation of Spurges: 60 20 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 31 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 29 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 25 16
  2. Any plant of the genus Hoya, especially those which are commonly cultivated as houseplants.
    Hoya bilobata, native to the Philippines.
    Synonyms: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
    Sense id: en-wax_plant-en-noun-GzKF2Yef
  3. The candelilla, a plant of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica, native to Texas and northern Mexico.
    Sense id: en-wax_plant-en-noun-GLyXfhBF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waxplant

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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