MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mesembryanthemum crystallinum mean? 

• MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM (noun)
  The noun MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM has 1 sense:

1. Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice

  Familiarity information: MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ice plant; icicle plant; Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Hypernyms ("Mesembryanthemum crystallinum" is a kind of...):

fig marigold; pebble plant (any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers)