mother of thousands

/ˈmʌðər əv ˈθaʊzəndz/
noun
  1. A common name for several succulent plants, especially Saxifraga stolonifera or Kalanchoe daigremontiana, that produce many small plantlets along their leaf edges.
    • Be careful with mother-of-thousands in your garden; it can spread very quickly.
    • Mother-of-thousands is an easy houseplant to share because it produces so many plantlets.
    • My mother-of-thousands has tiny baby plants growing all along the edges of its leaves.
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