vigia
A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

vigias
plural of vigia

wartweed
wartwort

wartweeds
plural of wartweed

wolf's milk
Any of several species of plants that produces latex in its sap
Any of several species of plants that produces latex in its sap
Any of several species of plants that produces latex in its sap
Any of several species of plants that produces latex in its sap

wolf's-milk
Alternative form of wolf's milk.

wood spurge
An erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and the Caucasus, of species Euphorbia amygdaloides.

yuca
cassava
cassava root

yucas
plural of yuca

aeonium
Any member of the genus Aeonium of succulent, subtropical plants with rosette leaves on a basal stem, mostly native to the Canary Islands.

aeoniums
plural of aeonium

aloe
The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.
Misnomer for any large, vaguely aloe-like plant, such as Agave
A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

aloe vera
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.

aloes
plural of aloe

asphodels
plural of asphodel

avourneen
darling, sweetheart

bryophyllum
Any of the genus Bryophyllum of plants in the family Crassulaceae.

bryophyllums
plural of bryophyllum

chandelier plant
The succulent plant Kalanchoe delagoensis.

common purslane
Portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.

cono
Clipping of conophytum.

conophytum
Any of the genus Conophytum of South African and Namibian aizoaceous succulent plants.

conophytums
plural of conophytum

conos
plural of cono

coral aloe
Aloe striata, a stemless South African Aloe species

cotyledon
Each of the patches of villi on the foetal chorion in the placenta of ruminants and some other mammals.
The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

cotyledons
plural of cotyledon

cymbaloes
plural of cymbalo

day lily
Alternative form of daylily.

daylilies
plural of daylily

daylily
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.

delosperma
Any of the genus Delosperma of succulent plants, common in Africa.

delospermas
plural of delosperma

devil's backbone
A perennial succulent spurge, native to tropical and subtropical North and Central America, of species Euphorbia tithymaloides (formerly known as Pedilanthus tithymaloides).

dewflower
Any of the genus Drosanthemum of African succulent plants.

dewflowers
plural of dewflower

earwort
Sempervivum tectorum
Rachicallis americana (syn. Rachicallis rupestris)

echeveria
Any member of the speciose genus Echeveria of succulents, many species of which are popular as garden plants.

echeverias
plural of echeveria

eremuri
plural of eremurus

eremurus
Any of the plants of the genus Eremurus.

eremuruses
plural of eremurus

floppers
plural of flopper

harakeke
New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax

haworthia
Any of the genus Haworthia of succulent plants resembling aloe, native to southern Africa.

haworthias
plural of haworthia

heartmate
A sweetheart.

hemerocallis
Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.

hemerocallises
plural of hemerocallis

hen and chickens
plural of hen and chicken

ice-plant
Alternative spelling of ice plant.

iceplant
Alternative spelling of ice plant.

iceplants
plural of iceplant

jade plant
A species of plant, Crassula ovata

kalanchoe
Any of the genus Kalanchoe of tropical, succulent flowering plants.

kalanchoes
plural of kalanchoe

kidneywort
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort

kiss-me-quick
The flowering plant Brunfelsia pauciflora.
A bump in a road.
A kind of bonnet for women, fashionable in the 19th century.

kniphofia
Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.

kniphofias
plural of kniphofia

kumara
The sweet potato.

kumaras
plural of kumara

lemon lily
Lilium parryi, a rare lily native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

lithops
Any of the genus Lithops of succulent plants resembling stones.

live-for-ever
Alternative form of liveforever.

live-forever
Alternative form of liveforever.

livingstone daisy
Alternative form of Livingstone daisy (Cleretum bellidiforme).

mavourneen
darling, sweetheart

mavourneens
plural of mavourneen

mavournin
Alternative form of mavourneen.

mavournins
plural of mavournin

mesembryanthemum
Any of the genus Mesembryanthemum of herbaceous or suffruticose plants.

mesembryanthemums
plural of mesembryanthemum

mother-in-law
The mother of one's spouse.
A mother-in-law apartment.
A mother-in-law sandwich.
A stepmother.
A spicy Caribbean sauce made with peppers, carrots, onions, lime juice, etc.

navelwort
Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.
Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.
Certain plants with features reminiscent of a human navel.

navelworts
plural of navelwort

noonflower
Referring to various species of flowers.
Referring to various species of flowers.
Referring to various species of flowers.

noonflowers
plural of noonflower

onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus, an annual or short-lived perennial herb with a hollow stem and a large tuft of onion-like rounded hollow leaves.

pigroot
An area of soil where pigs have turned up the ground with their snouts looking for worms, insects, and plant roots to eat.
Any plant of the genus Sisyrinchium.
An instance of pigrooting

pigroots
plural of pigroot

plakkie
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, Kalanchoe luciae, and related plants.
Cotyledon orbiculata.

plakkies
plural of plakkie

prometheum
A rejected name for the chemical element promethium.

propanal
propionaldehyde

purcelane
Obsolete form of purslane.

purcelanes
plural of purcelane

purselane
Alternative spelling of purslane.

purselanes
plural of purselane

purslain
Archaic spelling of purslane.

purslains
plural of purslain

purslane
Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

purslanes
plural of purslane

pusley
purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

pusleys
plural of pusley

pussley
Purslane.

pussly
Alternative form of pussley (“purslane”).

quiver tree
An aloe of species Aloidendrom dichotomum (syn. Aloe dichotoma), native to southern Africa.

red-hot poker
Many of the species of flowering plants of the genus Kniphofia, that produce an inflorescence in the form of a raceme of red flowers that turn yellow as they mature.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red-hot, poker.

rose moss
A portulaca, an ornamental plant grown for its flowers, of species Portulaca grandiflora.

roseroot
Rhodiola rosea, a perennial crassulaceous plant with many claimed health benefits that grows in cold regions.

roseroots
plural of roseroot

rosewort
The roseroot, Rhodiola rosea.
Any plant nearly related to the rose.

roseworts
plural of rosewort

sea fig
Carpobrotus chilensis, a succulent plant of coastal regions.

sempervivum
Any of the genus Sempervivum of succulent plants, the houseleeks or liveforevers.

sempervivums
plural of sempervivum

stonecrops
plural of stonecrop