faucaria

[ faw-kair-ee-uh ]
/ fɔˈkɛər i ə /

noun

any succulent plant of the genus Faucaria, comprising several species native to southern Africa and having solitary yellow or white flowers.

Origin of faucaria

< New Latin (1926), perhaps equivalent to Latin fauc(ēs) throat, narrow passage + -āria -aria

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