waxflower

wax·flow·er

W5066850 (wăks′flou′ər)n. Any of various flowering shrubs of the genus Chamelaucium native to western Australia, especially C. uncinatum, which has long-lasting white to pink or purple flowers used in floral arrangements.

---

[From their waxy petals.]

waxflower

(ˈwæksˌflaʊə) n (Plants) Austral any of several rutaceous shrubs of the genus Eriostemon, having waxy pink-white five-petalled flowers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	waxflower - twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regionsMadagascar jasmine, Stephanotis floribundagenus Stephanotis - genus of Old World tropical woody vinesstephanotis - any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
	2.	waxflower - epiphytic clusia of British GuianaClusia insignisgenus Clusia - tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglersaerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
	3.	waxflower - small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with ageIndian pipe, Monotropa uniflorawild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plantgenus Monotropa, Monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae