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hoya

hoya

1 9.9
A tropical climbing plant with thick leaves and waxy star-shaped flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈhɔɪə/
  • Specialized
: hoya
  • During our visit to the botanical garden, we admired the different species of Hoya on display.

Examples

  • My grandmother has a lovely collection of Hoya plants that fill her sunroom with fragrance.

  • The Hoya plant thrives in warm, humid environments, producing beautiful clusters of flowers.

  • So Hoya is Hoya and I think this is Ahoya exotica.

  • But I do keep a lot of like my anthuriums here, a lot of Hoyas, this really cool Fern that I got from my uncle Scott.

Compounds

Hoya carnosa
  • Specialized
9.8

A climbing plant with thick leaves and pink and white star-shaped flowers

Surface Forms

hoya singular
hoyas plural

Etymology

Hoya is named after the English gardener Thomas Hoy, who helped early plant collectors. So calling this climbing plant a hoya is like using his name for it, which makes it easier to remember the plant with thick leaves and waxy, star-shaped flowers.