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Definition of Stoneface
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones.
Group relationships: Genus Lithops
Generic synonyms: Succulent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stoneface
Literary usage of Stoneface
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland by Wellwood H. Maxwell (1863)
"Having at length made it sufficiently dry, I lately planted it, fencing it with
a stoneface-dyke and hedge; and I have no doubt that I shall soon have a ..."
2. The Future State and Free Discussion: Four Sermons Preached in the First by Laurentine Hamilton, J.H. Carmany & Co (1869)
"... the Inextinguishable Fire " ; " Preparing Lamentations " ; " Destroyer of
Liars " ; " stoneface " ; " Heart-vexer " ; " Stopper of the Verbose! ..."
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