| NOUN | plant | waxflower, Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda | twining woody vine of Madagascar / Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems |
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| plant | waxflower, Clusia insignis | epiphytic clusia of British Guiana | |
| plant | waxflower, Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora | small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower |
| Meaning | Twining woody vine of Madagascar / Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions. | |
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| Synonyms | Madagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribunda | |
| Member of | genus Stephanotis | genus of Old World tropical woody vines |
| Broader | stephanotis | Any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers |
| Catalan | stephanotis floribunda | |
| Meaning | epiphytic clusia of British Guiana. | |
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| Synonym | Clusia insignis | |
| Member of | genus Clusia | Tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs |
| Broader | air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant | plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain |
| Spanish | clusia insignis, flor de cera, hoya carnosa | |
| Meaning | small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age. | |
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| Synonyms | Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora | |
| Member of | Monotropa, genus Monotropa | leafless fleshy saprophytic plants |
| Broader | wildflower, wild flower | wild or uncultivated flowering plant |
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