mesembryanthemum : Idioms & Phrases
genus mesembryanthemum
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noun South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight
Mesembryanthemum.
WordNet
mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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noun Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
ice plant; icicle plant.
WordNet
mesembryanthemum edule
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noun low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
sour fig; Hottentot fig; Carpobrotus edulis; Hottentot's fig.