Definition of Genus Mesembryanthemum

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


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Mesembryanthemum

genus Menticirrhus
genus Mentzelia
genus Menura
genus Menyanthes
genus Menziesia
genus Mephitis
genus Mercenaria
genus Mercurialis
genus Mergus
genus Meriones
genus Merlangus
genus Merluccius
genus Merops
genus Mertensia
genus Meryta
genus Mesembryanthemum (current term)
genus Mesocricetus
genus Mesohippus
genus Mespilus
genus Mesua
genus Metasequoia
genus Metroxylon
genus Microcentrum
genus Micrococcus
genus Microdipodops
genus Microgramma
genus Micromeria
genus Micromyx
genus Micropogonias
genus Micropterus

Literary usage of Genus Mesembryanthemum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1838)
"MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES IN THE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GENUS MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. • WHENEVER a subject of interest presents itself to our ..."

2. Magazine of Natural History by Edward Charlesworth (1830)
"It comprehends the apple and pear in all their varieties (Pyrus); the quince, the medlar, the hawthorn, and that large and brilliant genus, Mesembryanthemum ..."

3. Text-book of Botany and Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students of by Henry Kraemer (1908)
"Many of the plants, particularly those belonging to the genus Mesembryanthemum, are much prized on account of their beautiful flowers, which expand only in ..."

4. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"... flat, round, or triangular leaves. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, regular. The genus Mesembryanthemum is the only one of any garden value. ..."

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