ice plant

American  

noun

1. 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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ice plant British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of ice plant

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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ice plant

They also had to acquire a permit to put the ice plant on a sidewalk alongside South Royal Brougham Way in order to run the ice pipes in through the concourse and the bullpen.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

In recent years on Anacapa, that has meant a dedicated effort to remove the ice plant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

At the port’s ice plant, he packed shaved ice into balls, and threw them at his friends.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2020

He pushed his drive into the hazard right of the green, his ball coming to rest in ice plant some 40 feet below the putting surface.

From Golf Digest ● Aug. 19, 2018

“I was thinking of buying the ice plant here in Salinas and trying to ship some things.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck