| Pronunciation: | | Is plant
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice |
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| | Synonyms: | | icicle plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
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| | See Also: | | fig marigold, pebble plant |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ice" plant`\ (Bot.)
A plant ({Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}), sprinkled with
pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is
native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South
Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its
ashes are used in Spain in making glass.
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