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.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of ice plant

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

Adaptive reuse is the architectural term of art to describe what Adjaye has done with the ice plant.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

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

Adam was walking back from the ice plant one rainy afternoon, thinking about Sam Hamilton, when he saw Will Hamilton go into the Abbot House Bar.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck