hoya
/ˈhɔɪə/noun
1- a climbing or sprawling evergreen shrub with ornamental foliage and waxy flowers, native to SE Asia and the Pacific and grown as a greenhouse or indoor plant球兰属植物。
1.1
- Genus Hoya, family Asclepiadaceae.球兰属, 萝藦科。
词源
modern Latin, named after Thomas Hoy （c. 1750-c. 1821）, English gardener.