planta carnosa

Definitions of planta carnosa
  1. noun
    a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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    types:
    cacto, cactus
    any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
    acíbar, aloe, áloe
    succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
    type of:
    planta vascular
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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