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PRONUNCIATION OF WAXPLANT

waxplant  [ˈwæksˌplɑːnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAXPLANT

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Waxplant 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 WAXPLANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wax plant

Wax plant may refer to: ▪ Hoya, a tropical climbing plants genus in the family Apocynaceae native to southern Asia, Australia and Polynesia ▪ White-flowered wax plant, Cynanchum elegans, a plant species found in New South Wales in Australia ▪ Euphorbia antisyphilitica, a spurge species native to the Southern United States and Mexico...

Definition of waxplant in the English dictionary

The definition of waxplant in the dictionary is a climbing asclepiadaceous shrub, Hoya carnosa, of E Asia and Australia, having fleshy leaves and clusters of small waxy white pink-centred flowers. Other definition of waxplant is any of various similar plants of the genus Hoya.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAXPLANT


aren´t
ɑːnt
ashplant
ˈæʃˌplɑːnt
aslant
əˈslɑːnt
can´t
kɑːnt
eggplant
ˈɛɡˌplɑːnt
explant
ɛksˈplɑːnt
galant
ɡəˈlɑːnt
grant
ɡrɑːnt
homotransplant
ˌhɒməʊˈtrænsˌplɑːnt
implant
ɪmˈplɑːnt
leadplant
ˈledˌplɑːnt
mossplant
ˈmɒsˌplɑːnt
multiplant
ˈmʌltɪˌplɑːnt
plant
plɑːnt
replant
riːˈplɑːnt
slant
slɑːnt
supplant
səˈplɑːnt
tea-plant
ˈtiːˌplɑːnt
transplant
trænsˈplɑːnt
xenotransplant
ˈzɛnəʊˌtrænsˌplɑːnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAXPLANT

waxcloth
waxed cotton
waxed jacket
waxed paper
waxen
waxer
waxeye
waxier
waxiest
waxily
waxiness
waxing
waxlike
waxweed
waxwing
waxwork
waxworker
waxworks
waxworm
waxy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAXPLANT

air plant
assembly plant
bone marrow transplant
bottling plant
chemical plant
face-plant
gas plant
hair transplant
heating plant
house plant
kidney transplant
manufacturing plant
nuclear plant
nuclear power plant
pilot plant
pitcher plant
pot plant
power plant
processing plant
repellant
sensitive plant

Synonyms and antonyms of waxplant in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «waxplant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAXPLANT

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1,325 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
ar

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waxplant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

waxplant
278 millions of speakers

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waxplant
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Translator English - Bengali

waxplant
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Translator English - French

waxplant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lilin
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Translator English - German

waxplant
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Translator English - Japanese

waxplant
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Translator English - Korean

waxplant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waxplant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

waxplant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

waxplant
75 millions of speakers

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लॅक्सप्लान्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

waxplant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

waxplant
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Translator English - Polish

waxplant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

waxplant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

waxplant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waxplant
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

waxplant
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

waxplant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waxplant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAXPLANT»

The term «waxplant» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WAXPLANT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAXPLANT»

Discover the use of waxplant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waxplant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flowering plants/2
HOYA CARNOSA A vigorous climbing plant from the tropical rain forests of northern Australia, the waxplant is named for its flowers which are so shiny they appear to be made of wax. Hoyas, which belong to the Asclepiadaceae family, are also ...
Torstar Books (Firm), 1985
2
Manual of Gardening
Pages 190,206. Waxplant.The waxplant, orhoya, is one of the commonestof windowgarden plants, andyet itis one that housegardeners usually have difficulty in flowering. However, itis one of the easiest plants to manage if aperson ...
Liberty Hyde Bailey, 1925
3
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
1819; H. Genaust, Etymologisches Worterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen. 147. 1996. Species/Vernacular Names: C. brevifolium Benth. Australia: short- leafed waxplant C. axillare Benth. Australia: Walpole waxflower, Esperance wax C.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
4
Evaluation of Chemical Products Against Selected Pests of ...
—Tests to control citrus mealybugs with selected chemicals evaluated on waxplant at 14-day postspray and on philodendron at 5-day postspray based on mean percent mortality chrysanthemum at 0- and 2-day postsprays based on mean ...
John William Neal, 1984
5
Production research report
Tests to control citrus mealybugs with selected chemicals evaluated on waxplant at 14-day postspray and on philodendron at 5-day postspray based on mean percent mortality tM Tab1e 12.— Test to contro1 citrus mea1ybugs on co1eus.
United States. Dept. of Agriculture, United States. Agricultural Research Service, United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Economic Research Service, 1984
6
Mother's Magazine
... correction, they should ascertain all the circumstances of each case of misconduct, and that they should duly weigh and appreciate the child's motive, rather than, as in the case above alluded to, the intrinsic or reputed value of the waxplant.
‎1833
7
Soil survey
The candelilla, or waxplant (pl. 2, A), grows abundantly in some sections, and a number of small factories utilize the plant for the manufacture of wax. Guayule (pl. 2, B), a plant containing a considerable percentage of rubber, grows in certain ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1928
8
1001 Questions Answered about Flowers
The flowers are trumpet-shaped, three to four inches long, solitary or in clusters of three to four, rose-pink and showy. 980. What fragrant tropical vine is best suited ta house culture? The waxplant (Hoya carnosa) which grows wild from tropical ...
Norman Taylor, 1996
9
Analytical Index to Publications of the Texas Folklore Society
Waxplant; see Candelilla. "Way down in Peggy's old field," 18: 175f. ' 'Way in de Middle o' de Air" (cited), 10:61. "Way ober yondah in de harvest fields," 7:93; 26: 171 (reprint). "Way Out in Idaho" (cited), 36:1o9. Waybill, a, 3:28-31. Wayne, Gen.
James T. Bratcher, 1973
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Bob Jackman, 2012

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