ice plant


ice plant

noun

Definition of ICE PLANT

: any of various usually succulent herbs (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma, and Mesembryanthemum) of the carpetweed family used especially as bedding plants or ground covers or for erosion control

First Known Use of ICE PLANT

1753

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