waxplant


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waxplant

(ˈwæksˌplɑːnt)
n
1. (Plants) a climbing asclepiadaceous shrub, Hoya carnosa, of E Asia and Australia, having fleshy leaves and clusters of small waxy white pink-centred flowers
2. (Plants) any of various similar plants of the genus Hoya
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