English Explanatory Dictionary

ice plant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A succulent annual, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, of the fig marigold family, having pale pink flowers and fleshy leaves covered with glistening water vesicles.
  2. Any of several plants in fig marigold family, Aizoaceae, which were formerly classified in the genus Mesembryanthemum along with Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.
  3. Especially, Carpobrotus edulis.

Word forms

ice plant ice plants ice-plant iceplant icicle plant

Synonyms

fig marigold pebble plant Hottentot fig

Translations

Dutch: ijskruid Finnish: jääpäivikki Finnish: jääruoho German: Eiskraut Swedish: isört
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