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LITHOPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Synonyms:
flowering stone; lithops; living stone; stone-face; stone life face; stone plant; stoneface
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lithops" is a kind of...):
succulent (a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)
Holonyms ("lithops" is a member of...):
genus Lithops (genus of stemless South African succulents)
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