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.
Origin of wax plant
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby wax plant
wax moth,
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wax myrtle,
wax palm,
wax paper,
wax plant,
wax tablet,
wax tree,
waxahachie,
waxberry,
waxbill
British Dictionary definitions for waxplant
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