NOUN: "any of a large genus...of succulent chiefly southern African plants" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "any of a large genus...of succulent chiefly southern African plants" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHIEFLY (adverb)
1. for the most part
SUCCULENT (adjective)
1. tender and full of juice
SUCCULENT (noun)
1. a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

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