Meanings
nountalinum (plural talinums)
plural talinums
- Any member of the genus Talinum of herbaceous succulent plants, some with edible leaves.
These plants have to look good, because of their striking shape, vibrant color or tendency to spread out and meander over the stones in the path, or to weave themselves through other plants the way a golden form of talinum winds through the swordlike leaves of a yucca.
2007 August 16, Anne Raver, “A Connecticut Hillside of Feisty Beauties”, in New York Times
Origin
From the genus name.
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talinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talinum
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“talinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talinum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talinum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talinum.
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