sour fig

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

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

  • Carpobrotus edulis — Taxobox name = Carpobrotus edulis image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Aizoaceae genus = Carpobrotus species = C. edulis binomial = Carpobrotus edulis binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Carpobrotus — Taxobox name = Carpobrotus image width = 240px image caption = Carpobrotus edulis regnum = Plantae phylum = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Aizoaceae genus = Carpobrotus subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

  • 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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