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Livingstone daisy

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(Plants) a gardener's name for various species of Mesembryanthemum, esp M. criniflorum, grown as garden annuals (though several are perennial) for their brightly coloured showy flowers: family Aizoaceae
[C20: of unknown origin]
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Noun1.livingstone daisy - low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Dorotheanthus, genus Dorotheanthus - a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus
succulent - a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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