Geraldton wax

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• Geraldton wax — /dʒɛrəltən ˈwæks/ (say jeruhltuhn waks) noun an evergreen shrub of western Australia, Chamelaucium uncinatum, frequently cultivated elsewhere for its delicate, often pale pink flowers. Also, Geraldton waxflower …  

• wax — I. /wæks / (say waks) noun 1. any of a group of amorphous solid materials consisting of esters of monohydric alcohols and the higher homologues of fatty acids, as beeswax, an ester of palmitic acid, C30H61OCOC15H31. 2. any of various other… …  

• Chamelaucium uncinatum — Geraldton wax Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

• waxplant — wax plant n. A southeast Asian tropical vine (Hoya carnosa) having waxy white or pinkish flowers. * * * also spelled  Wax Plant,        any of a number of unrelated plants that are waxy in some respect. Most popular as greenhouse plants or window …   Universalium

• Hardiness zone — The main factors determining average minimum temperature are altitude, latitude and proximity to the coast.A hardiness zone is a geographically defined zone in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by… …   Wikipedia

• Verticordia grandis — taxobox name = Verticordia grandis image caption = Verticordia grandis near Eneabba, Western Australia. regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Myrtales familia = Myrtaceae genus …   Wikipedia

• Chamelaucium — uncinatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• List of Chamelaucium species — This is a list of species from the genus Chamelaucium.* C. aorocladus * C. axillare Esperance Waxflower * C. brevifolium * C. ciliatum * C. confertiflorum * C. conostigmum * C. croxfordiae * C. drummondii * C. erythrochlorum * C. floriferum * C.… …   Wikipedia

• Darwinia citriodora — Lemon scented Darwinia Plate 2 from A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony; Hedaroma latifolium (now D. citriodora) is on the right …   Wikipedia

• Verticordia — For the clam genus, see Verticordia (bivalve).taxobox name = Verticordia image caption = Verticordia plumosa regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Myrtales familia = Myrtaceae… …   Wikipedia