Found 2 items, similar to Mesembryanthemum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemum n : South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight [syn: genus Mesembryanthemum ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mesembryanthemum Mesembryanthemum \Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. meshmbri`a midday + 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and fleshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name. [1913 Webster]