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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.

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  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.
  2. A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f
  3. A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly nativesof South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f
  4. n South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight