What is another word for hoya?

Pronunciation: [hˈɔ͡ɪə] (IPA)

Hoya is a type of flowering plant popularly used as an indoor decorative houseplant. However, there are several synonyms that mean the same thing as hoya. Some of these synonyms include the "wax plant," "porcelain flower," "Hindu rope plant," and "wax vine." These terms help to refer to hoya when communicating with different cultures and languages, as they may have different names for the plant. Regardless of the name you use, hoya remains an excellent indoor option for those seeking a low-maintenance, but beautiful, plant to brighten up their living space.

Synonyms for Hoya:

What are the hypernyms for Hoya?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Hoya?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for hoya (as nouns)

    • plant
      vine.

What are the holonyms for Hoya?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Hoya

May 15. The infantry followed, sturdily breasting the long ascent; a second intrenched position, barring the La hoya pass, was abandoned on their approach; the strong castle of Perote, with an armament of 60 guns and mortars, opened its gates without firing a shot, and on May 15 the great city of Puebla, surrounded by glens of astonishing fertility, and only eighty miles from Mexico, was occupied without resistance.
"Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War"
G. F. R. Henderson
Just now, in some situations, the old gold orchid rivals the mango in showiness and fragrance; the pencil orchid dangles white aigrettes from the trunks and branches of hundreds of trees, saturating the air with a subtle essence as of almonds and honey; and the hoya hangs festoons from rocks and trees in such lavish disregard of space and the breathings of less virile vegetation, that the sensual scent borders on the excessive.
"My Tropic Isle"
E J Banfield
The Brunswickers, the dwellers on the Church lands of Bremen and Verden, were in the most favourable condition, those of Hildesheim and the Grafschaft of hoya in the worst.
"Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I."
Gustav Freytag

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