Hoya Definition
hoiə
noun
Any of a genus (Hoya) of tropical evergreen shrubs of the milkweed family; esp., a vine (H. carnosa) with waxy, star-shaped, white-and-pink flowers.
Webster's New World
(botany) Any plant of the genus Hoya.
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pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae — the hoyas or waxflowers.
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Other Word Forms of Hoya
Noun
Singular:
hoya
Plural:
hoyasOrigin of Hoya
New Latin Hoya genus name after Thomas Hoy (1750?–1822), British gardener
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
New Latin, after Thomas Hoy + -a
From Wiktionary
From the genus name.
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