Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various flowering shrubs of the genus Chamelaucium native to western Australia, especially C. uncinatum, which has long-lasting white to pink or purple flowers used in floral arrangements.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Clusia . - noun See
Stephanotis . - noun Same as
wax-plant .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any plant of the genus
Hoya . - noun botany Hoya carnosa, the
waxplant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
- noun epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From their waxy petals.]
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wax + flower
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Examples
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She was infinitely more than a well-modelled waxflower, and yet hardly a growing plant.
What's Mine's Mine — Complete George MacDonald 1864
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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 George MacDonald 1864
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Fields of Europe ($39 to $59) and features fresh lilies, roses, button poms, daisy poms, waxflower and salal.
Splendicity 2009
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send flowers russia Pale pink roses collaborate with the magic of Stargazer Lilies displaying thier fragrant fuchsia petals amidst waxflower accents.
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