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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

hoya genus of climbing plants. XIX. modL., f. name of Thomas Hoy, Eng. gardener (d. 1821).

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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Â© A Dictionary of Plant Sciences 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Hoya (family Asclepiadaceae) A genus of twining and root-climbing plants that have fleshy leaves and flowers which are waxy, highly fragrant, showy, and borne in umbels. They are delightful hothouse ornamentals. There are about 90 species, native from southern China to the Pacific.

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