ice plant

 

noun

  • 1either of two succulent plants which are widely cultivated for their flowers:
    • a South African plant which has leaves covered with glistening fluid-filled hairs that resemble ice crystals (genera Mesembryanthemum and Dorotheanthus, family Aizoaceae, in particular M. crystallinum). an Asian stonecrop which bears domed heads of tiny pink flowers (Sedum spectabile, family Crassulaceae).
  • 2a machine or installation for making ice artificially.