I. ˈhȯi(y)ə noun
Etymology: New Latin, after Thomas Hoy died 1821 English gardener
1. capitalized : a large genus of climbing Australasian shrubs (family Asclepiadaceae) having fleshy leaves and nectariferous flowers with a rotate corolla and a star-shaped crown — see wax plant , honey plant
2. -s : any plant of the genus Hoya
II. noun
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Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, large hole, pit, ditch, valley, from Latin fovea small pit
: a valley or basin high in rugged mountains (as the Andes)