waxflower

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 113260075)
    is a type of: stephanotis - any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
    belongs to: genus stephanotis - genus of Old World tropical woody vines
    same as: madagascar jasmine, stephanotis floribunda
  2. Epiphytic clusia of British Guiana (synset 112386703)
    is a type of: aerophyte, 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
    belongs to: genus clusia - tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers
    same as: clusia insignis
  3. Small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower;
    Turns black with age (synset 112279402)
    is a type of: wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant
    belongs to: genus monotropa, monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
    same as: indian pipe, monotropa uniflora

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