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Hoya carnosa, hoya, wax plant

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Noun

Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers

English: hoya

Succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers

English: wax plant, Hoya carnosa

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