waxflower

Noun

• small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

• epiphytic clusia of British Guiana

• twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Indian pipe , Monotropa uniflora , Clusia insignis , Madagascar jasmine , Stephanotis floribunda