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Hottentot fig
DEFINITIONS OF:
Hottentot fig
1
n
low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Synonyms:
Carpobrotus edulis
,
Hottentot's fig
,
Mesembryanthemum edule
,
sour fig
Type of:
succulent
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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