| 释义 | ice plant noun[ C or U ]
 uk /ˈaɪs ˌplɑːnt/ us /ˈaɪs ˌplænt/
 a plant with pink, white, purple, or yellow flowers, thick leaves, and stems that can store a lot of water:
 We were surrounded by the colourful red and purple blankets of blooming ice plants.
 Some of the more salt-tolerant plants are periwinkles, rosemary, and ice plant.
 The edges of the roads were carpeted with purple ice plants.
 The lighthouse sits on a cliff thick with ice plant.
 The ice plant, intended to stop erosion, has not been effective, and is damaging native plants and wildlife.
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