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hoya (n.)

"honey-plant," climbing, flowering plant of southeast Asia, 1816, named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).

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Definitions of hoya from WordNet

hoya (n.)
any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers;
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