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LITHOPS
lithops, living stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone plant, stone life face, flowering stone
(noun) any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
lithops (plural lithops)
Any of the genus Lithops of succulent plants resembling stones.
Anagrams
• hot lips, polisht
Source: Wiktionary
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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