Hoya

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, after Thomas Hoy + -a === Proper noun === Hoya f A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – hoyas or waxflowers, found in southern Asia, Japan, and Australasia. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Apocynaceae – family; Asclepiadoideae - subfamily; Marsdenieae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Hoya carnosa (porcelainflower, wax plant) - type species Hoya sect. Acanthostemma, Hoya sect. Amblyostemm, Hoya sect. Angustialatus, Hoya sect. Angusticarinatae, Hoya sect. Antiostelma, Hoya sect. Centrostemma, Hoya sect. Cystidianthus, Hoya sect. Eriostemma, Hoya sect. Hoya, Hoya sect. Kloiphora, Hoya sect. Latiretinacula, Hoya sect. Oreostemma, Hoya sect. Otostemma, Hoya sect. Pachystelma, Hoya sect. Peltostemma, Hoya sect. Physostemma, Hoya sect. Plocostemma, Hoya sect. Pterostelma - sections For a list of the c. 565 accepted species see Hoya at Plants of the World Online. === References === Hoya (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hoya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hoya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Hoya at Plants of the World Online Hoya at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Hoya at National Center for Biotechnology Information Hoya at The Plant List Hoya at USDA Plants database == English == === Etymology === Derived from the mixed Greek and Latin chant "Hoya Saxa" (meaning "What Rocks"), which gained popularity at the school in the late nineteenth century. The name Hoyas came into use in the 1920s. === Noun === Hoya (plural Hoyas) A member of the Georgetown Hoyas, the official athletics teams of Georgetown University in the United States. A current or former student of Georgetown University. === Anagrams === ahoy