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Mesembryanthemum
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mesembryanthemum
Translingual
thumb|Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum species Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Etymology
Taxonomic Latin, from mul grc μέσος middle and grc ἔμβρυον embryo" or "pistil and grc ἄνθεμον flower.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Aizoaceae many succulents indigenous to South Africa, ice plant or icicle plants
Hypernyms
genus ; Mesembryanthemoideae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum species - type species; Mesembryanthemum crystallinum species - selected species; for other species see 1
References
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genus 7489