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faucaria

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[faw-kair-ee-uh] / fɔˈkɛər i ə /

noun

  1. any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.

Etymology

Origin of faucaria

< New Latin (1926), perhaps equivalent to Latin fauc ( ēs ) throat, narrow passage + -āria -aria

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