jade plant

American  

noun

1. a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.

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Example Sentences

I look for the jade plant in front of our apartment building, whose leaves I would press with my thumbnail while waiting for my parents to come downstairs.

From Los Angeles Times

In an earlier iteration of our dating, I gave him a jade plant and a pink index card with instructions on how to care for it:

From Los Angeles Times

The jade plant was dead before we saw each other again.

From Los Angeles Times

He brought a jade plant that Boever had propagated, setting it beside him as he told lawmakers how he felt Ravnsborg should have faced more serious charges.

From Seattle Times

They share a 12sq in tank, kitted out with organic coconut coir, sphagnum moss, filtered water and a jade plant to climb on.

From The Guardian