haworthia
noun
ha·wor·thia
hȯˈ(w)ərthēə,
-t͟hēə
1
capitalized : a genus of xerophytic South African succulent plants of the family Liliaceae that have thick fleshy leaves mostly crowded in a basal rosette and white or greenish flowers in a terminal spike
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Haworthia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Adrian H. Haworth †1833 English botanist + New Latin -ia