hoyan.

Brit.

/ˈhɔɪə/, U.S.

/ˈhɔɪə/

Etymology: modern Botanical Latin, from the name of Thomas Hoy, an English gardener (died 1821).

Botany.

A large genus of climbing herbaceous plants (N.O. Asclepiadaceæ), bearing dense umbels of fleshy or waxen flowers, pink, white, or yellow; commonly known as honey-plants, wax-plants, or wax-flowers. They are natives of southern Asia, the Malay archipelago, and Australia, and are cultivated in greenhouses for their beauty.

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wax-plant1801

wax flower1848

hoya1851

wax-creeper1890

1816 J. Maher in Trans. Hort. Soc. London (1817) 2 197 (heading) On a remarkable property of the Hoya Carnosa.]

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 972 Hoya, or wax flower.

1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. 111 Native jessamine and waxen hoya shed their fragrance in the air.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. xiv. 255 I have almost spoiled that truss of Hoya.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hoya
释义	hoyan. Brit. /ˈhɔɪə/, U.S. /ˈhɔɪə/ Etymology: modern Botanical Latin, from the name of Thomas Hoy, an English gardener (died 1821). Botany. A large genus of climbing herbaceous plants (N.O. Asclepiadaceæ), bearing dense umbels of fleshy or waxen flowers, pink, white, or yellow; commonly known as honey-plants, wax-plants, or wax-flowers. They are natives of southern Asia, the Malay archipelago, and Australia, and are cultivated in greenhouses for their beauty. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > haya wax-plant1801 wax flower1848 hoya1851 wax-creeper1890 1816 J. Maher in Trans. Hort. Soc. London (1817) 2 197 (heading) On a remarkable property of the Hoya Carnosa.] 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 972 Hoya, or wax flower. 1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. 111 Native jessamine and waxen hoya shed their fragrance in the air. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross III. xiv. 255 I have almost spoiled that truss of Hoya. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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