Hottentot fig

Hottentot fig

n (Plants) a perennial plant, Mesembryanthemum (or Carpobrotus) edule, originally South African, having fleshy prostrate leaves, showy yellow or purple flowers, and edible fruits

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Hottentot fig - low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulpCarpobrotus edulis, Hottentot's fig, Mesembryanthemum edule, sour figCarpobrotus, genus Carpobrotus - a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotussucculent - a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs