MESEMBRYANTHEMUM


Meaning of MESEMBRYANTHEMUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: m ə - ˌ zem-br ē - ' an(t)-th ə -m ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek mes ē mbria midday (fr. mes- + h ē mera day) + anthemon flower, from anthos ― more at ANTHOLOGY

Date: 1753

: any of a genus ( Mesembryanthemum ) of chiefly southern African fleshy-leaved herbs or subshrubs of the carpetweed family

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