jade plant

jade plant
a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.

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  • jade plant — noun Date: 1944 any of several succulent plants (genus Crassula) of the orpine family cultivated as foliage plants …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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