Meaning of icicle plant | Babel Free

Definitions

A plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, with long, powdery-white leaves (Helichrysum thianschanicum).

Examples

“Deck out your view⟳ with a winter motif using small-in-stature Alberta spruce (which will maintain⟳ its chartreuse green color all winter) and icicle plant⟳ (which may fail⟳ to overwinter in some climates but holds its icy white form⟳).”

“As an example, I looked up alternatives to icicle plant⟳ (mesembryanthemum) for the Southern California area and found eight different species, including several local native ground covers that could be substituted for the ubiquitous succulent along our freeways.”

“So-called icicle plants, their leaves thick and waxen, crept across the drifting dunes, adorning them with their own⟳ beautiful blooms.”

“So, I watched from behind an icicle plant⟳ bank getting angrier and angrier by the minute.”

“Mesembryanthemum criniflorum or Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Also known as ice plant⟳, icicle plant⟳, pebble plant⟳, and fig marigold.”

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