Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun waxflower
3 senses of waxflower
Sense 1
Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda -- (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 regions)
=> stephanotis -- (any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers)
Sense 2
waxflower, Clusia insignis -- (epiphytic clusia of British Guiana)
=> air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant -- (plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)
Sense 3
Indian pipe, waxflower, Monotropa uniflora -- (small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age)
=> wildflower, wild flower -- (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)