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Princeton's WordNet
hoyanoun
any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
Wiktionary
hoyanoun
Any plant of the genus Hoya
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hoya
Hoya is a diverse genus of tropical evergreen climbing plants that belong to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. They are known for their waxy leaves and star-shaped flowers. Native to South East Asia and Australia, Hoya is often grown as houseplants. The most popular species is Hoya carnosa, also known as wax plant or wax vine.
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Hoya
Hoya is an Asclepiad genus of 200–300 species of tropical plants in the family Apocynaceae. Most are native to Asia including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, There is a great diversity of species in the Philippines, and species in Polynesia, New Guinea, and Australia. Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply hoya. This genus was named by botanist Robert Brown, in honour of his friend, botanist Thomas Hoy.
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HOYA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hoya is ranked #122314 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hoya surname appeared 141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hoya.
46.1% or 65 total occurrences were White.
43.9% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.9% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
3.5% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hoya in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hoya in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of hoya in a Sentence
The new analysis of the human skeletal remains from La Hoya reminds us very forcefully that the prehistoric past was not always the peaceful place it is sometimes made out to be.
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