[syn: Indian pipe, waxflower, Monotropa uniflora]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
waxflower
n 1: 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
[syn: Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis
floribunda]
2: epiphytic clusia of British Guiana [syn: waxflower, Clusia
insignis]
3: small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant
having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black
with age [syn: Indian pipe, waxflower, Monotropa
uniflora]