Hottentot's fig

Hottentot's fig
noun
low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Hypernyms: ↑succulent
Member Holonyms: ↑Carpobrotus, ↑genus Carpobrotus

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  • Hottentot-fig — valgomasis svaidulis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gajutinių šeimos maistinis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Carpobrotus edulis), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Carpobrotus edulis; Mesembryanthemum edule angl. Hottentot fig vok …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Hottentot fig — /hɒtəntɒt ˈfɪg/ (say hotuhntot fig) noun any of various plants of the family Ficoidaceae, especially Carpobrotus edulis, of southern Africa, having cream or pink flowers and a sour tasting fruit used for making jam and in the preparation of… …  

  • sour fig — noun low growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp • Syn: ↑Hottentot fig, ↑Hottentot s fig, ↑Carpobrotus edulis, ↑Mesembryanthemum edule • Hypernyms: ↑succulent • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hottentot fig — noun a succulent mat forming plant with bright yellow or lilac daisy like flowers and edible fruit, native to South Africa and naturalized elsewhere. [Carpobrotus edulis.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • sour fig — /saʊə ˈfɪg/ (say sowuh fig) noun → Hottentot fig …  

  • Carpobrotus — noun a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus • Syn: ↑genus Carpobrotus • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Aizoaceae, ↑family Aizoaceae, ↑Tetragoniaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carpobrotus edulis — noun low growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp • Syn: ↑Hottentot fig, ↑Hottentot s fig, ↑sour fig, ↑Mesembryanthemum edule • Hypernyms: ↑succulent • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Carpobrotus — noun a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus • Syn: ↑Carpobrotus • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Aizoaceae, ↑family Aizoaceae, ↑Tetragoniaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mesembryanthemum edule — noun low growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp • Syn: ↑Hottentot fig, ↑Hottentot s fig, ↑sour fig, ↑Carpobrotus edulis • Hypernyms: ↑succulent • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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