HOTTENTOT'S FIG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hottentot's fig mean? 

• HOTTENTOT'S FIG (noun)
  The noun HOTTENTOT'S FIG has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HOTTENTOT'S FIG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOTTENTOT'S FIG (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("Hottentot's fig" is a kind of...):

succulent (a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)

Holonyms ("Hottentot's fig" is a member of...):

Carpobrotus; genus Carpobrotus (a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus)