ice plant
English
an ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
Alternative forms
Noun
ice plant (plural ice plants)
- A succulent annual, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, of the fig marigold family, having pale pink flowers and fleshy leaves covered with glistening water vesicles.
- Any of several plants in fig marigold family, Aizoaceae, which were formerly classified in the genus Mesembryanthemum along with Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.
- Especially, Carpobrotus edulis.
Synonyms
- (Aizoaceae): fig marigold, pebble plant
- (Caprobrotus edulis): Hottentot fig
Translations
Carpobrotus
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References
- ice plant at OneLook Dictionary Search
- ice plant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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