noun
any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
• Syn: ↑pebble plant
• Hypernyms: ↑flower
• Hyponyms: ↑ice plant, ↑icicle plant, ↑Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mesembryanthemum, ↑genus Mesembryanthemum
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noun : any of several plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for their showy white or pink flowers — see aizoaceae
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any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
[1725-35]
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fig marigold,
any one of various low-growing plants of the carpetweed family, bearing showy pink, white, or yellow flowers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.