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STONEFACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stoneface mean? 

STONEFACE (noun)
  The noun STONEFACE has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stonesplay

  Familiarity information: STONEFACE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STONEFACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

flowering stone; lithops; living stone; stone-face; stone life face; stone plant; stoneface

Hypernyms ("stoneface" is a kind of...):

succulent (a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)

Holonyms ("stoneface" is a member of...):

genus Lithops (genus of stemless South African succulents)


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