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hoy·a
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noun
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus
Hoya,
of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant,
H. carnosa,
a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
Also called
porcelain flower
,
wax vine
.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin,
named after Thomas
Hoy
(circa 1750–1822), English gardener;
see
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hoya
(ˈhɔɪə)
—
n
any plant of the asclepiadaceous genus
Hoya,
of E Asia and Australia, esp the waxplant popular as a house plant
[C19: named after Thomas
Hoy
(died 1821), English gardener]
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