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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.

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Origin of ice plant

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby ice plant

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

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How to use ice plant in a sentence

A gorgeous bordering of a species of ice plant with splendid magenta blooms was especially effective.
A Flight in Spring|J. Harris Knowles
America not only built in France the greatest ice plant in the world but she made every preparation on a gigantic scale.
The Fight for the Argonne|William Benjamin West
Horticultural Note: This is a good month to get a slip from an ice plant.
The Foolish Almanak|Anonymous
Nearby are the laundry, ice plant, steam plant, and other common utilities.
Zeppelin|Harry Vissering

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

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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