MESEMBRYANTHEMUM


Meaning of MESEMBRYANTHEMUM in English

( n. )

A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f/eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.

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