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Definition of Mesembryanthemum

Mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? midday + ? flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f?eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.

Meaning of Mesembryanthemum from wikipedia

- Mesembryanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to southern Africa. As with many members of that family, it is characterized...
- Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (many synonyms, including Sceletium tortuosum) is a succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae native to the Cape Provinces of...
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. It is a creeping plant that...
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (the common, 'crystalline' or 'crystallinum' iceplant, or simply 'iceplant') is a species of annual/perennial, succulent...
- sometimes referred to as 'living stones' or 'mesembs' (short for mesembryanthemums). The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once...
- organs can get up to 90–95%, such as Glottiphyllum semicyllindri**** and Mesembryanthemum barkleyii. Some definitions also include roots, thus geophytes that...
- N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum candollei Haw. Mesembryanthemum glabrum Haw. ex Steud. Mesembryanthemum helianthoides Sol. ex DC. Mesembryanthemum pilosum Haw...
- Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum is a species of succulent plant in the genus Mesembryanthemum known by the common name slenderleaf iceplant. It is the type...
- Mesembryanthemum lancifolium is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants.  This article incorporates text from...
- Mesembryanthemum digitatum, or finger-and-thumb plant, is a stemless plant found in South Africa with a clump of 2–4 thick, waxy leaves per shoot that...