hȯˈ(w)ərthēə, -thēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Adrian H. Haworth died 1833 English botanist + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a genus of xerophytic So. African succulent plants of the family Liliaceae that have thick fleshy leaves mostly crowded in a basal rosette and white or greenish flowers in a terminal spike
2. -s : any plant of the genus Haworthia