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ha·wor·thi·a (hô-wûrʹthē-ə, -thē-)
n.
Any of numerous succulent South African herbs of the genus Haworthia, having densely imbricate, often warty leaves that are clustered in rosettes. Also called star cactus, wart plant.[New Latin Haworthia, genus name, after Adrian HardyHaworth (1767-1833), British botanist.]
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Universalium. 2010.