faucaria

[ faw-kair-ee-uh ]

/ fɔˈkɛər i ə /

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noun

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

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Origin of faucaria

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

Words nearby faucaria

fatwa, fat-witted, fatwood, faubourg, faucal, faucaria, fauces, faucet, fauchard, faugh, fauld