wax plant

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wax plant

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noun wax plants · waxplant

Hoya carnosa, native to East Asia.
Similar: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
Hoya bilobata, native to the Philippines.
Similar: honey plant, waxflower, porcelainflower
The candelilla, a plant of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica, native to Texas and northern Mexico.

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@misc{wax_plant_2026,
  title = {wax plant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wax%20plant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}