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  • noun any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones

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Examples

  • Where Ms. Smith's stone-face persona accentuated Prima's zaniness, Ms. Maione's wide-eyed, sweet-voiced innocence made Prima seem even more like a lecherous old satyr, a faun still loaded with vitality and vitriol well into his afternoon.

    Both Leading Man and Comic Relief Will Friedwald 2011

  • Building 7 was stone-face, like the Empire State building, which has been hit more than once (and suffered fires bigger than #7's) and still stands just fine.

    1000 Architects and Engineers 2010

  • Retired pro Lee Elder said Tour players need to look like they're having fun "instead of just making people watch a stone-face all the time."

    Still Waiting for That Golf Apocalypse Matthew Futterman 2011

  • After the stone-face Dungy years and the vitriol-spewing Gruden years, it's kind of nice to see a coach who yells in support of his guys and his team.

    Laine Ewen: A Very Special Lesson for the Bucs 2009

  • I noticed his cop “stone-face” expression and set jaw.

    Chocolate for a Lover’s Heart Kay Allenbaugh 1999

  • I noticed his cop “stone-face” expression and set jaw.

    Chocolate for a Lover’s Heart Kay Allenbaugh 1999

  • Killaine was suddenly glad that she had what Itazura often called a “stone-face.”

    Time Was Perry, Steve 1998

  • The dwarf's devious grin disappeared, replaced by a stone-face grimace.

    The Woods Out Back Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1993

  • "I was on a horse once, stone-face, now that I think of it."

    The Dragon Reborn Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1991

  • Gray and impassive, like stone-face giants with thick beards of frost, they regarded him from their aloof vantages.

    The Kinslayer Wars Niles, Douglas 1991

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