Mesembryanthemum

See also: mesembryanthemum

Translingual

Etymology

Taxonomic Latin, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) and ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “embryo" or "pistil”) and ἄνθεμον (ánthemon, “flower”).

Proper noun

Mesembryanthemum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – many succulents indigenous to South Africa, ice plant or icicle plants.

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