Mesembryanthemum Definition

mesembrēanthəməm, mezembrēanthməm
noun
Webster's New World
Any of a large group of fleshy, succulent plants of the carpetweed family, sometimes grown for ornament in warm climates, esp., any of several species of a genus (Carpobrotus) growing wild in California.
Webster's New World
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Synonyms:
  • genus Mesembryanthemum

Other Word Forms of Mesembryanthemum

Noun

Singular:
mesembryanthemum
Plural:
mesembryanthemums

Origin of Mesembryanthemum

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

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