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hoy·a H0306750 (hoi′ə)n. Any of various evergreen climbing vines or shrubs of the genus Hoya, native to tropical regions from India to Australasia, some species of which are widely cultivated for their attractive leathery leaves and umbellate clusters of waxy flowers. Also called wax plant.
[New Latin Hoya, genus name, after Thomas Hoy (1750?-1822), British gardener.]hoya (ˈhɔɪə) n (Plants) any plant of the asclepiadaceous genus Hoya, of E Asia and Australia, esp the waxplant popular as a house plant[C19: named after Thomas Hoy (died 1821), English gardener]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hoya - any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowersvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surfacegenus Hoya - large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesiahoney plant - a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honeyHoya carnosa, wax plant - succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers |
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Hoya (hō`yä), city (1990 pop. 95,148), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Shakoji River. It is a residential suburb of Tokyo and an agricultural center where raw silk is produced.
hoya: see milkweedmilkweed,
common name for members of the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly perennial herbs and shrubs characterized by milky sap, a tuft of silky hairs attached to the seed (for wind distribution), and (usually) a climbing habit.
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hoya
Related to hoya: Hoya carnosaWords related to hoyanoun any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowersRelated Words- vine
- genus Hoya
- honey plant
- Hoya carnosa
- wax plant
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