mesembryanthemum [mɪzˌɛmbrɪˈænθɪməm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of a South African genus (Mesembryanthemum) of succulent-leaved prostrate or erect plants widely grown in gardens and greenhouses: family Aizoaceae See fig marigold, ice plant, Livingstone daisy
[New Latin, from Greek mesēmbria noon + anthemon flower]
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| Noun | 1. |  Mesembryanthemum - South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlightcaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers Aizoaceae, carpetweed family, family Aizoaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, Tetragoniaceae - succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds fig marigold, pebble plant - any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers |
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