MESEMBRYANTHEMUM


Meaning of MESEMBRYANTHEMUM in English

mə̇ˌzembrēˈan(t)thəməm noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mesēmbria midday, noon (from mes- + hēmera day) + New Latin -anthemum — more at hemera

1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly southern African herbs or subshrubs (family Aizoaceae) having fleshy leaves and flowers with a gamosepalous calyx and a capsular fruit

2. -s : any plant of the genus Mesembryanthemum

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