CARPOBROTUS EDULIS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carpobrotus edulis mean? 

• CARPOBROTUS EDULIS (noun)
  The noun CARPOBROTUS EDULIS has 1 sense:

1. low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp

  Familiarity information: CARPOBROTUS EDULIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARPOBROTUS EDULIS (noun)

Meaning:

Low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carpobrotus edulis; Hottentot fig; Hottentot's fig; Mesembryanthemum edule; sour fig

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)