an Australian shrub with white or pink flowers (genus Eriostemon, family Rutaceae).
a hoya.
Example sentencesExamples
To accompany the modern bridal gown, the florist provided a fragrant, hand-tied bouquet of white hydrangea, pink wax flower, seeded eucalyptus, white hypericum berries, and ivy.
The most eye-catching of all of them is perhaps the ‘red wax flower’.
Although it is sometimes called the blue wax flower or blue honeywort, we ask for it using the horticultural Latin to avoid confusion.