ice plant

noun

: any of various low-growing succulent plants (as of the genera Carpobrotus, Delosperma, and Mesembryanthemum of the family Aizoaceae) often cultivated 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. — Keith Plocek, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025 Remove ice plant and replace it with trees and shrubs that have deep, woody, stabilizing roots. — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 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 Birds carry ice plant seeds into natural areas; seeds quickly sprout and form dense mats of foliage. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice plant

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First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice plant was in 1753

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