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noun
Alternative form of Livingstone daisy (Cleretum bellidiforme).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Cleretum bellidiforme, a succulent of South Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
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Broader terms: succulent
History
From the occurrence on parts of the plant of bodies resembling small crystals.
After British explorer David Livingstone, by horticulturalist Samuel Ryder in 1928, possibly influenced by the resemblance of the leaves to small stones.
