单词 | lithops |
释义 | lithopsnoun lith·ops ˈli-ˌthäps plural lithops : any of a genus (Lithops of the family Aizoaceae) of very small, stemless, succulent plants of southern Africa that typically have a pair of thickened leaves forming a stonelike body with a slit on top from which a usually solitary, sessile flower emerges The lure of lithops begins with a double-take, the realization that these pebbles are actually plants, alive and growing. Debra Lee Baldwin The lithops is a feat of botanical engineering against drought. Carol Schatt called also living stone |
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