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Meaning of "wax flower" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAX FLOWER

wax flower play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAX FLOWER

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Wax flower is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAX FLOWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wax flower

Wax flower or waxflower may refer to: ▪ Artificial flower with wax used as adhesive ▪ Chamelaucium, shrub endemic to Western Australia ▪ Hoya, climbing plant native to southern Asia ▪ Jamesia, shrub native to western North America...

Definition of wax flower in the English dictionary

The definition of wax flower in the dictionary is any of several rutaceous shrubs of the genus Eriostemon, having waxy pink-white five-petalled flowers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAX FLOWER

wax
wax bean
wax cap
wax insect
wax light
wax moth
wax museum
wax myrtle
wax palm
wax paper
wax tree
waxable
waxberries
waxberry
waxbill
waxcloth
waxed cotton
waxed jacket
waxed paper
waxen

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAX FLOWER

bellflower
bird-of-paradise flower
blower
cam follower
cauliflower
cornflower
flower
follower
glower
lower
mayflower
passionflower
power
safflower
snowblower
sunflower
the Mayflower
wallflower
whistle blower
whistle-blower
wild flower

Synonyms and antonyms of wax flower in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wax flower» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAX FLOWER

Find out the translation of wax flower to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wax flower from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wax flower» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜡花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flor de cera
570 millions of speakers

English

wax flower
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोम फूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زهرة الشمع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воск цветок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flor de cera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোম ফুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cire de fleurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bunga lilin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wachsblume
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワックスフラワー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왁스 꽃
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kembang lilin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáp hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெழுகு பூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेण फूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balmumu çiçek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiore di cera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wosk kwiat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віск квітка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

floare de ceară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κερί λουλούδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

was blom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vax blomma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voks blomst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wax flower

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAX FLOWER»

The term «wax flower» is normally little used and occupies the 114.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAX FLOWER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wax flower» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wax flower» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wax flower

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAX FLOWER»

Discover the use of wax flower in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wax flower and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell's household guide
WAX FLOWER MAKING. in e, the next in /, and so on. The middle circle of the cardboard, K, is to receive the centre portion (seed- vessel) of the flower. The various portions of the flower are to be secured to the card by means of very small pins, ...
Cassell, ltd, 1869
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Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants
Prickly Wax-flower. Distr.: BCDFGJ— also S.A., N.S.W. - —Leaves never pungent ; flowers often in clusters 2 s2. Leaves ± 1 mm. wide 5 Leaves >2 mm. wide 3 3. Leaves obovate, 5-10 mm. long, retuse or the apex recurved, ± glaucous, thick, ...
Ian Clarke, Helen Lee, 2003
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The Flower, the Thing
Wax-Flower. for Theodor Adorno You fall like a poem from the many voices of the fire – lawmakers all of them but a swarm of bees, the old way that both law and fire have dominion too over what they are not, have inside of them what is outside  ...
Margie Cronin, 2006
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Soft Scale Insects
Once the first white filaments appear, the nymphs under the wax are checked and , if their body is pale yellow-brown with a black dorsum to the thorax, the wax flower is ready to be collected. If the insect's body has become brown, the wax ...
Yair Ben-Dov, Christopher John Hodgson, 1997
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Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables ...
wax Flower What an enchanting vine this can be! A vine just 6 feet tall can have a hundred flower clusters open at any one time. Although variable in color—from white to pink, red, or cinnamon—the waxy star-shaped flowers are arranged in ...
Derek Fell, 2011
6
Garden Flower Seeds: A Pictorial Field Guide
... Wax Begonia, 12 Wax Flower, 10 Wax Plant, 13 Westringia, 19 Westringia sp., 19 Wisteria, 24 Woolly Congea, 28 X XANTHORRHOEACEAE, 29 Xanthorrhoea sp., 29 Z ZINGIBERACEAE, 29 Zinnia, 11 Zinnia sp., 11 A Pictorial Field Guide ...
Terry A. Woodger, 2011
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Defining Another Point of View in Poetry
... beauty bought to this place, creativity from the hands of Roslyn, The little wax flower lived in my palm, petals of wax the waxen flower. I appreciate this piece of adept creativity where was it learned, creating wax flowers? Joy to the world, and  ...
Sarah Rose
8
Flowers for Trade
Wax flower (Chamaelaucium uncinatum) Wax flower is a perennial shrub belonging to family, Myrtaceae. It is a native of Western Australia, used mainly for cut flower, cut shoots with flower buds, cut foliage and as flowering pot plants.
V.L.Sheela, 2008
9
The Complete Technology Book on Wax and Polishes (Reprint)
VEGETABLE WAXES Bayberry wax Source Candelilla wax Compatibility Specifications Scope Carnauba Wax ii Production Composition Properties of Braxilian Grades of Carnauba Wax Flower wax First wax Medium wax Sandy wax Fat wax ...
NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2011
10
Exploring Candle Magick: Candle Spells, Charms, Rituals, and ...
Take a small balloon and fill the bottom with some cool water (the amount depends on how large you want your wax flower to be). Melt waxes of different colors in separate pots, adding aroma as desired. When the wax reaches about 150 ...
Patricia Telesco, 2001

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAX FLOWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wax flower is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shower your Valentine's Day love with California-grown blossoms
Shown in photo gallery above: Small field-grown arrangement of white panda and pastel anemones, Queen Anne's lace, statice, wax flower, Australian ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
2
Wizards of Oz: Alan Titchmarsh shares his tips on growing exotic …
It's the same species that flower arrangers know as wax flower when it's sold in mixed bunches and bouquets. The plants we usually see for sale are actually ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
3
A place where both citrus and cherry trees thrive
The shrub is Geraldton wax flower (Chamelaucium unicum), native to southwest Australia. It flowers from midwinter until late summer. Geraldton wax flower has ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Apr 14»
4
Prom Flower Tips
Here's a few tips to make floral choices easier. ... Pink spray roses accented with wax flower and glitzy ribbons make this small bouquet a stand out design. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Mar 14»
5
How to make a unique Christmas flower arrangement
I bought the wax flower from a florist (approximately £1.75 per bushy stem – I used 10), but I like to use as much as possible from the garden - and that's where ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
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Wax flowers: Evergreen with long-lasting blooms
The Bay Area is a truly cosmopolitan area, drawing on many cultures for its rich diversity. It is also, thanks to our Mediterranean climate, home to diverse flora ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 12»
7
More Ash Fallout: 10 Million Roses Ruined
Kenya has thrown away 10 million flowers - mostly roses - since the volcano ... of summer flowers, like sunflowers but also a million-star flower and wax flower," ... «CBS News, Apr 10»

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