jade plant

noun

: any of several succulent plants (genus Crassula) of the orpine family cultivated as foliage plants

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This encourages the jade plant to grow out instead of up. 6. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025 The weak branches must go so the jade plant can grow stronger ones. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025 Hot humid conditions due to summer and late fall rains can encourage the formation of black spots on jade plant foliage. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024 Create a prickly pear cactus one day, a jade plant the next, or round out your night by assembling a fun Venus fly trap. Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jade plant

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First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jade plant was in 1944

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“Jade plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jade%20plant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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