AIZOON, called by Mr Miller semperovis; though the name Aizoon has been by some writers applied to the house-leek, and also to the aloes: A genus of the pentagynia order, belonging to the icofandria class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 13th order, succulente. The characters are: The calyx is a single-leaved perianthium, divided into five segments, and persistent: There is no corolla: The stamina consist of very numerous capillary filaments; the anthers are simple: The pistillum has a five-cornered germin above, with five simple styli; and the stigmata are simple. The pericarpium is a bellied, retuse, five-cornered capsule, having five cells and five valves: The seeds are many and globular.—Linnæus mentions three species; the canariense, hispanicum, and paniculatum. The first is a native of the Canary islands, the second of Spain, and the third of the Cape of Good Hope. They may all be raised in this country on hot-beds; but as they are not remarkable either for beauty or any other property, it appears unnecessary to take further notice of them.