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mesembryanthemum

[ muh-zem-bree-an-thuh-muhm ]

noun

  1. any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.


mesembryanthemum

/ mɪzˌɛmbrɪˈænθɪməm /

noun

  1. any plant of a South African genus ( Mesembryanthemum ) of succulent-leaved prostrate or erect plants widely grown in gardens and greenhouses: family Aizoaceae See fig marigold ice plant Livingstone daisy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesembryanthemum1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), irregular < Greek mesēmbrí ( a ) midday + ánthemon flower
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesembryanthemum1

C18: New Latin, from Greek mesēmbria noon + anthemon flower
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Example Sentences

Cushman studies Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, also known as the common ice plant.

Mesembryanthemum tricolor: half-hardy, 3 in., pink and crimson, with dark centre.

The Alternantheras, Amaranthuses, Iresines and Coleus Verschaffelti furnish high and warm colours; while Pyrethrum Parthenium aureum yields greenish-yellow: Thymus citriodorus aureus, yellowish; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium variegatum, creamy yellow; Centaureas and others, white; Lobelia Erinus, blue; and the succulent Echeverias and Sempervivums, glaucous rosettes, which last add much to the general effect.

Many species of Mesembryanthemum are cultivated in our gardens, mostly as border-plants.

The flat leaves of this plant are quite unexpectedly different from those of our other species of Mesembryanthemum, which are usually cylindrical or triangular.

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