hoya

[ hoi-uh ]

/ ˈhɔɪ ə /

noun

any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.

Also called porcelain flower, wax vine .

Origin of hoya

<New Latin, named after Thomas Hoy (circa 1750–1822), English gardener; see -a²

Words nearby hoya

howzit, hox gene, Hoxha, Hoxie, hoy, hoya, hoyden, Hoylake, Hoyle, Hoyt, hp

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Example sentences from the Web for hoya

“We kissed at the party,” he admitted to his school paper, The Hoya.
The Victims of Don't Ask, Don't Tell|The Daily Beast|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Hoya Carnosa has thick waxy leaves, and bears umbels of beautiful flesh-colored flowers which are very wax-like in appearance.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
Battle of Hoya in Westphalia, between the allies and French.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The islands abound in plants of that beautiful natural order Apocyne; we found several most elegant species of Hoya amongst them.
The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson

Regarding the matter of conferring fiefs on Hoya, the Cabinet yielded to the king's desire.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson
The next day, about noon, we reached Hoya, which was as Far as my present boat and crew were going to take me.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for hoya

hoya

/ (ˈhɔɪə) /

noun

any plant of the asclepiadaceous genus Hoya, of E Asia and Australia, esp the waxplant popular as a house plant

Word Origin for hoya

C19: named after Thomas Hoy (died 1821), English gardener

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单词	hoya
释义	hoya [ hoi-uh ] / ˈhɔɪ ə / noun any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers. Also called porcelain flower, wax vine . Origin of hoya <New Latin, named after Thomas Hoy (circa 1750–1822), English gardener; see -a² Words nearby hoya howzit, hox gene, Hoxha, Hoxie, hoy, hoya, hoyden, Hoylake, Hoyle, Hoyt, hp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoya “We kissed at the party,” he admitted to his school paper, The Hoya. The Victims of Don't Ask, Don't Tell\|The Daily Beast\|February 3, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Hoya Carnosa has thick waxy leaves, and bears umbels of beautiful flesh-colored flowers which are very wax-like in appearance. Talks about Flowers.\|M. D. Wellcome Battle of Hoya in Westphalia, between the allies and French. The Every Day Book of History and Chronology\|Joel Munsell The islands abound in plants of that beautiful natural order Apocyne; we found several most elegant species of Hoya amongst them. The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2\|George Finlayson Regarding the matter of conferring fiefs on Hoya, the Cabinet yielded to the king's desire. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa\|Paul Barron Watson The next day, about noon, we reached Hoya, which was as Far as my present boat and crew were going to take me. The Malay Archipelago\|Alfred Russell Wallace British Dictionary definitions for hoya hoya / (ˈhɔɪə) / noun any plant of the asclepiadaceous genus Hoya, of E Asia and Australia, esp the waxplant popular as a house plant Word Origin for hoya C19: named after Thomas Hoy (died 1821), English gardener Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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