WAXFLOWER

waxflower, Clusia insignis

(noun) epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waxflower (plural waxflowers)

Any plant of the genus Hoya.

Hoya carnosa, the waxplant.

Source: Wiktionary



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