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ice plant
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ice plant
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A succulent annual (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) native to southern Africa, having white or pink flowers, fleshy leaves, and stems covered with glistening papillae.
ice plant
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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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Noun1.ice plant - Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
icicle plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
fig marigold, pebble plant - any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers


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