haworthia

[ haw-wur-thee-uh, -thee-uh ]

noun

1. any of various succulent plants of the genus Haworthia, native to South Africa, having densely overlapping, often warty leaves clustered in rosettes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of haworthia¹

First recorded in 1820–25; New Latin; genus name, named after Adrian Hardy Haworth, English entomologist and botanist (1767–1833) + -ia ( def )

Example Sentences

Haworthia is cheap, too, and has the advantage of being uncommon.

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