wax flowern.

(in sense 1)Brit.

/ˌwaks ˈflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌwæks ˈflaʊər/ (in sense 2)Brit.

/ˈwaks ˌflaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈwæks ˌflaʊər/

Forms: Also wax-flower.

1. An imitation flower made of wax.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > artificial flowers and fruit

paper flower1580

shell-flowers1739

artificial1840

wax flower1843

stone-fruit1851

flower1881

Japanese flower1917

1843 A. McLaren in E. T. McLaren Mem. (1911) 26 Mary, the wax flowers arrived in safety.

1844 Mintorn (title) The Hand-book for modelling Wax Flowers.

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Janet's Repentance iii, in Scenes Clerical Life II. 85 Wax-flowers presuppose delicate fingers and robust patience.

in combination.1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Wax-flower maker.

2. A name given to certain plants:

a. the genus Hoya, esp. H. carnosa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > haya

wax-plant1801

wax flower1848

hoya1851

wax-creeper1890

1848 R. H. Schomburgk Hist. Barbados 611 Hoya carnosa... Fleshy-leaved Hoya. Wax Flower.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants i. 144 Wax-flower. The genus Hoya.

b. Clusia insignis of Guyana (Ogilvie 1883).

c. Stephanotis floribunda ( Cent. Dict.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wax flower
释义	wax flowern. (in sense 1)Brit. /ˌwaks ˈflaʊə/, U.S. /ˌwæks ˈflaʊər/ (in sense 2)Brit. /ˈwaks ˌflaʊə/, U.S. /ˈwæks ˌflaʊər/ Forms: Also wax-flower. 1. An imitation flower made of wax. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > artificial flowers and fruit paper flower1580 shell-flowers1739 artificial1840 wax flower1843 stone-fruit1851 flower1881 Japanese flower1917 1843 A. McLaren in E. T. McLaren Mem. (1911) 26 Mary, the wax flowers arrived in safety. 1844 Mintorn (title) The Hand-book for modelling Wax Flowers. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Janet's Repentance iii, in Scenes Clerical Life II. 85 Wax-flowers presuppose delicate fingers and robust patience. in combination.1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Wax-flower maker. 2. A name given to certain plants: a. the genus Hoya, esp. H. carnosa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > haya wax-plant1801 wax flower1848 hoya1851 wax-creeper1890 1848 R. H. Schomburgk Hist. Barbados 611 Hoya carnosa... Fleshy-leaved Hoya. Wax Flower. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants i. 144 Wax-flower. The genus Hoya. b. Clusia insignis of Guyana (Ogilvie 1883). c. Stephanotis floribunda ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1843
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