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baseball plant en · NOUN

Etymology

Of the Euphorbia, named for the plant's resemblance in size and shape to a baseball.

Meanings

1. A type of succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, resembling a small round cactus, of species Euphorbia obesa.
   • Baseball plant can feel top-heavy when unpotting, as if the top could separate from the delicate roots. 2011 April 3, Amy Bryant Aiello, Kate Bryant, “Terrestrial Orb”, in Terrarium Craft: Create 50 Magical Miniature Worlds, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 140:
   • The Baseball Plant is a unique member of the Euphorbia genus native to parts of South Africa. Typically sold as a singular small, round plant, it eventually stretches out and grows tall. 2021 March 9, Rebecca De La Paz, Houseplants for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Helping Your Plants Thrive, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN:
2. (dated) A baseball field.
   • The University of Nebraska gave up baseball temporarily but will have a university team next year when a new baseball plant will be ready for use. 1928, John L. Griffith, Athletic Journal, volume 8, number 7, page 3:

Forms

Hypernyms

plant (Euphorbia) · eudicot (Euphorbia) · angiosperm (Euphorbia) · fabid (Euphorbia) · malvid (Euphorbia) · tracheophyte (Euphorbia) · spurge (Euphorbia) · rosid (Euphorbia) · euphorbia (Euphorbia)

Translations (1)

mul Euphorbia obesa (Euphorbia obesa)