mesembryanthemum
mesembryanthemum (bot.) genus of plants of which several species open their flowers only about midday. XIX. modL., for *mesembri-, f. Gr. mesēmbríā noon (f. mésos MID, hēmérā day) + ánthemon, f. ánthos flower.
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