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