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English noun: living rock

1. living rock (plant) usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States


SynonymsAriocarpus fissuratus


Broader (hypernym)cactus


Member meronymAriocarpus, genus Ariocarpus

2. living rock (plant) highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa


Synonymsliving granite, stone mimicry plant


Broader (hypernym)succulent


Member meronymgenus Pleiospilos, Pleiospilos









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