sun plant

/sən plænt/
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Other forms: sun plants

Definitions of sun plant
  1. noun
    widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
    synonyms: Portulaca grandiflora, rose moss
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    type of:
    portulaca
    a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
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