wax plant

or waxplant

noun

1. a shrubby climbing plant, Hoya carnosa, of the milkweed family, native to Australia, with umbels of waxy pink or white flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wax plant¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

A friend who has long grown hoyas, or wax plants, has tried to convert me to this variable-looking genus with succulent leaves.

From Seattle Times

That’s the hoya that finally blossomed last week, a direct descendent of a wax plant that had crossed the Atlantic.

From Washington Post

It is a wax plant, and a very beautiful one.

From Project Gutenberg

Hoya carnosa—This is commonly known as the wax plant on account of its thick leaves and wax-like flowers, which are a delicate pink and borne in large pendulous umbels.

From Project Gutenberg

I know where the purple geranium grows; where the bright scarlet columbine blushes, and where the pale wax plant hides under its glossy green leaf.

From Project Gutenberg