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Definition of Mesembryanthemums

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.

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- Vol. III. Mesembryanthemums (Ficoidacea). Poole, Surrey: Blandford Press Ltd. p. 1257. Oxford English Dictionary Online, s.v. "Mesembryanthemum, n." (accessed...
- Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a species of succulent plant in the iceplant family. It is a creeping plant that...
- sometimes referred to as 'living stones' or 'mesembs' (short for mesembryanthemums). The family Aizoaceae is widely recognised by taxonomists. It once...
- Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (many synonyms, including Sceletium tortuosum) is a succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae native to the Cape Provinces of...
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (the common, 'crystalline' or 'crystallinum' iceplant, or simply 'iceplant') is a species of annual/perennial, succulent...
- 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...
- Mesembryanthemum lancifolium is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae (stone plants). They are succulent plants.  This article incorporates text from...
- Mesembryanthemum tomentosum, synonyms including Brownanthus pubescens, is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces...
- (Haw.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum acrosepalum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum antemeridianum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum bicolor L. Mesembryanthemum bicolorum L. Mesembryanthemum...
- sheep farming possible. The xerophytic vegetation consists of aloes, mesembryanthemums, cr****ulas, euphorbias, stapelias, and desert ephemerals, spaced 50 cm...