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STONEFACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stoneface mean?
• STONEFACE (noun)
The noun STONEFACE has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Familiarity information: STONEFACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
flowering stone; lithops; living stone; stone-face; stone life face; stone plant; stoneface
Hypernyms ("stoneface" is a kind of...):
succulent (a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)
Holonyms ("stoneface" is a member of...):
genus Lithops (genus of stemless South African succulents)
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