wax plant

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wax plant

A southeast Asian tropical vine (Hoya carnosa) having waxy white or pinkish flowers.

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wax plant - succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers

Hoya carnosa

hoya - any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers

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