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mesembryanthemum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mesembryanthemum \Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? midday + ? flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f?eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Mesembryanthemum n : South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight [syn: {Mesembryanthemum}, {genus Mesembryanthemum}]
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