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mesemb

/məˈzɛm/

mesemb noun: any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.

Noun

mesemb (plural mesembs)

  1. Any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.

Forms of mesemb

pluralmesembs
alternative formmesem

Origin of mesemb

Clipping of Mesembryanthemoideae.

Questions about mesemb

What does mesemb mean?
Mesemb means any plant from the subfamily Mesembryanthemoideae of the family Aizoaceae; a mesembryanthemum.
What part of speech is mesemb?
Mesemb is a noun.
How do you pronounce mesemb?
Mesemb is pronounced /məˈzɛm/.
What is the plural of mesemb?
The plural of mesemb is mesembs.

Words near mesemb in the dictionary

  1. meself
  2. mesell
  3. mesells
  4. mesels
  5. mesem
  6. mesemb
  7. mesembrenone
  8. mesembrine
  9. mesembrinellid
  10. mesembrinellids
  11. mesembryanthemaceous

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