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  • noun Any of the species of Mesembryanthemacae, a succulent groundcover.

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Examples

  • Mr A Lubbe of Fauresmith was recognised for conserving an area which is home to a rare species of "vygie".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

  • Vygieveld is the most widespread vegetation type – a dwarf to low shrubland ranging from less than 25 centimeters (cm) to less than 50 cm in height dominated by leaf succulents, notably Crassula spp. and members of the Mesembryanthemaceae family (known in the vernacular as the vygie family).

    Succulent Karoo 2008

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