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SOUR FIG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sour fig mean?
• SOUR FIG (noun)
The noun SOUR FIG has 1 sense:
1. low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
Familiarity information: SOUR FIG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("sour 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 ("sour fig" is a member of...):
Carpobrotus; genus Carpobrotus (a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus)
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