Bryophyllum
any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins.
Historical Examples
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 Various
The Organism as a Whole Jacques Loeb
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 Various
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
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