Lithops
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Translingual
Etymology
A compound of Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos, “stone”) + Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps, “face”), so named for their appearance.
Proper noun
Lithops f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – pebble plants or living stones.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Aizoaceae – family; Ruschioideae – subfamily; Ruschieae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lithops lesliei – type species; Lithops amicorum, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops bromfieldii, Lithops coleorum, Lithops comptonii, Lithops dinteri, Lithops divergens, Lithops dorotheae, Lithops francisci, Lithops fulviceps, Lithops gesineae, Lithops geyeri, Lithops glaudinae, Lithops gracilidelineata, Lithops hallii, Lithops helmutii, Lithops hermetica, Lithops herrei, Lithops hookeri, Lithops julii, Lithops karasmontana, Lithops localis, Lithops marmorata, Lithops meyeri, Lithops naureeniae, Lithops olivacea, Lithops optica, Lithops otzeniana, Lithops pseudotruncatella, Lithops ruschiorum, Lithops salicola, Lithops schwantesii, Lithops verruculosa, Lithops villetii, Lithops viridis, Lithops werneri – other species
Descendants
- → English: lithops
Further reading
Lithops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lithops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
