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waxflower

n. 1 (context botany English) Any plant of the genus ''Hoya''. 2 (context botany English) (taxlink Hoya carnosa species noshow=1), the waxplant.

WordNet
waxflower
  1. n. twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions [syn: Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda]

  2. epiphytic clusia of British Guiana [syn: Clusia insignis]

  3. small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age [syn: Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora]

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Barsarbe asked impatiently, carefully turning over leaves of the waxflower shrub to dry before the fire.

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