ice plant

noun

a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.

Origin of ice plant

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby ice plant

Iceni, ice-out, ice pack, ice pellets, ice pick, ice plant, ice point, icequake, ice rain, ice rampart, ice road

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Example sentences from the Web for ice plant

Not an ice-plant in the country could compete with us, in the refrigerating line.
The Air Trust|George Allan England
One little leaf of the ice-plant stood upright, and the sun shone through it.
The Story of an African Farm|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner
In their laps were a few fern and ice-plant leaves, which by dint of much searching they had gathered under the rocks.
The Story of an African Farm|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner
He has a house at Brazzaville built of mahogany, and a grand piano, and his own ice-plant.
Once Upon A Time|Richard Harding Davis

Its common names are all appropriate,—ice-plant, ghost-flower, corpse-plant.
The Log of the Sun|William Beebe

British Dictionary definitions for ice plant

ice plant

noun

a low-growing plant, Mesembryanthemum (or Cryophytum) crystallinum, of southern Africa, with fleshy leaves covered with icelike hairs and pink or white rayed flowers: family Aizoaceae

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单词	ice plant
释义	ice plant noun a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens. Origin of ice plant First recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby ice plant Iceni, ice-out, ice pack, ice pellets, ice pick, ice plant, ice point, icequake, ice rain, ice rampart, ice road Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ice plant Not an ice-plant in the country could compete with us, in the refrigerating line. The Air Trust\|George Allan England One little leaf of the ice-plant stood upright, and the sun shone through it. The Story of an African Farm\|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner In their laps were a few fern and ice-plant leaves, which by dint of much searching they had gathered under the rocks. The Story of an African Farm\|(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner He has a house at Brazzaville built of mahogany, and a grand piano, and his own ice-plant. Once Upon A Time\|Richard Harding Davis Its common names are all appropriate,—ice-plant, ghost-flower, corpse-plant. The Log of the Sun\|William Beebe British Dictionary definitions for ice plant ice plant noun a low-growing plant, Mesembryanthemum (or Cryophytum) crystallinum, of southern Africa, with fleshy leaves covered with icelike hairs and pink or white rayed flowers: family Aizoaceae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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