mother of thousands
/ˈmʌðər əv ˈθaʊzəndz/
noun
- 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.