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Meanings of waxflower in inglês

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hoya carnosa

Epiphytic clusia of British Guiana.

hoya carnosa

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.

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Small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age.

Usage of waxflower in inglês
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She was infinitely more than a well-modelled waxflower, and yet hardly a growing plant.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 2
2
It was a bunch of waxflowers, under a glass dome.
The new yorker
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Translations for waxflower
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