ice plant

noun

• either of two succulent plants that are widely cultivated for their flowers.

  • a South African plant that 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 that bears domed heads of tiny pink flowers (Sedum spectabile, family Crassulaceae).