Hottentot fig
noun
variants
or Hottentot's fig
: a low-growing woody southern African perennial (Carpobrotus edulis) of the family Aizoaceae that has angular stems, opposite succulent leaves united at the base, and large yellow or purplish rose flowers, that is cultivated as a ground cover, and that sometimes occurs as an escape in the southwestern U.S.
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“Hottentot fig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hottentot%20fig. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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