CARPOBROTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carpobrotus mean? 

• CARPOBROTUS (noun)
  The noun CARPOBROTUS has 1 sense:

1. a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus

  Familiarity information: CARPOBROTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARPOBROTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carpobrotus; genus Carpobrotus

Hypernyms ("Carpobrotus" is a kind of...):

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Carpobrotus"):

Carpobrotus edulis; Hottentot's fig; Hottentot fig; Mesembryanthemum edule; sour fig (low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp)

Holonyms ("Carpobrotus" is a member of...):

Aizoaceae; carpetweed family; family Aizoaceae; family Tetragoniaceae; Tetragoniaceae (succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds)