ice plant
noun
: any of various usually succulent herbs (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma, and Mesembryanthemum) of the carpetweed family used especially as ground covers or for erosion control
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Other spectators soon crunched across the ice plants and joined us on our perch.
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Keith Plocek, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Highlights include the signature sweet and sour foie gras, ice plant salad, gong bao lobster, and peking duck.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Plant or prune ground covers to clear dead portions and stimulate new growth — including ice plant, ivy, potentilla and wild strawberry.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
In fact, ice plant must have very good drainage and suffers if it is overwatered or fertilized.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Keith Plocek, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Highlights include the signature sweet and sour foie gras, ice plant salad, gong bao lobster, and peking duck.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Plant or prune ground covers to clear dead portions and stimulate new growth — including ice plant, ivy, potentilla and wild strawberry.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
In fact, ice plant must have very good drainage and suffers if it is overwatered or fertilized.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ice plant
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“Ice plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20plant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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