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CARPOBROTUS EDULIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Synonyms:
Carpobrotus edulis; Hottentot's fig; Hottentot fig; Mesembryanthemum edule; sour fig
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Carpobrotus edulis" is a kind of...):
succulent (a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)
Holonyms ("Carpobrotus edulis" is a member of...):
Carpobrotus; genus Carpobrotus (a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus)