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Definition of hoya

hoya

/ˈhɔɪ.ə/
hoy · a
Plural:hoyas
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• noun

1

Any tropical climbing or trailing evergreen vine of the genus Hoya in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), native to tropical Asia and Australia, widely cultivated as an ornamental houseplant for its thick, fleshy leaves and rounded umbels of fragrant, porcelain-like, star-shaped waxy flowers.

Example

"The hanging basket on the sunroom porch held a thriving hoya, its cascading vines adorned with spherical clusters of fragrant, waxy pink blossoms."

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• Rhymes for hoya

• Nearby Words

howling
howlingly
howsoever
hoya
hraunfossar
hron
hsinchu

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hoya. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hoya
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