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mesembryanthemum
[ muh-zem-bree-an-thuh-muhm ]
noun
- any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
mesembryanthemum
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noun
- any plant of a South African genus ( Mesembryanthemum ) of succulent-leaved prostrate or erect plants widely grown in gardens and greenhouses: family Aizoaceae See fig marigold ice plant Livingstone daisy
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mesembryanthemum1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mesembryanthemum1
Example Sentences
Cushman studies Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, also known as the common ice plant.
Mesembryanthemum tricolor: half-hardy, 3 in., pink and crimson, with dark centre.
The Alternantheras, Amaranthuses, Iresines and Coleus Verschaffelti furnish high and warm colours; while Pyrethrum Parthenium aureum yields greenish-yellow: Thymus citriodorus aureus, yellowish; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium variegatum, creamy yellow; Centaureas and others, white; Lobelia Erinus, blue; and the succulent Echeverias and Sempervivums, glaucous rosettes, which last add much to the general effect.
Many species of Mesembryanthemum are cultivated in our gardens, mostly as border-plants.
The flat leaves of this plant are quite unexpectedly different from those of our other species of Mesembryanthemum, which are usually cylindrical or triangular.
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