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wax flower
wax flower
noun
- any of several rutaceous shrubs of the genus Eriostemon, having waxy pink-white five-petalled flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wax flower1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
That maiden lady in her wonderful preservation reminded Renouard somehow of a wax flower under glass.
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There was such artificiality in the wax-flower lady that nothing in this speech touched Renouard.
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I feel quite satisfied that the art of wax flower modelling is almost still in its infancy.
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