Definition of Mesembryanthemum

1. Noun. South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight.


Definition of Mesembryanthemum

1. n. 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.

Medical Definition of Mesembryanthemum

1. A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and feshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Midday + flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesembryanthemum

mesclums
mesclun
mescluns
mesdames
mesdemoiselles
mese
mesectic
mesectoderm
meseemed
meseemeth
meseems
mesel
meseled
mesels
mesembryanthemum (current term)
Mesembryanthemum
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
Mesembryanthemum edule
mesencephala
mesencephalic
mesencephalic
mesencephalic flexure
mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve
mesencephalic tegmentum
mesencephalic tract of trigeminal nerve
mesencephalic veins
mesencephalitis
mesencephalon
mesencephalon
mesencephalotomy

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