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
From the genus name.
lithops (plural lithops)
Any of the genus Lithops of succulent plants resembling stones.
• hot lips, polisht
Source: Wiktionary
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
