fig marigold

fig marigold
noun
any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
Syn: ↑pebble plant
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Mesembryanthemum, ↑genus Mesembryanthemum

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noun
: any of several plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for their showy white or pink flowers — see aizoaceae

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any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
[1725-35]

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fig marigold,
any one of various low-growing plants of the carpetweed family, bearing showy pink, white, or yellow flowers.

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  • fig marigold — fig′ mar igold n. pln any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, of the carpetweed family, having showy flowers • Etymology: 1725–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • fig marigold — any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink. [1725 35] * * * …   Universalium

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