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waxflower

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: waxflower

1
 n
small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
2
 n
twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
3
 n
epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: waxflower
1

n small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

Synonyms:
Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora
Type of:
wild flower, wildflower
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
2

n twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions

Synonyms:
Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda
Type of:
stephanotis
any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
3

n epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

Synonyms:
Clusia insignis
Type of:
aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
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