[ 'hɔɪə ]
■ noun an evergreen climbing shrub with ornamental foliage and waxy flowers, native to SE Asia and the Pacific. [Genus Hoya .]
Origin
C19: mod. L., named after the English gardener Thomas Hoy .
HOYA
Meaning of HOYA in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004