icicle plant
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, with long, powdery-white leaves (Helichrysum thianschanicum).
noun
Alternative form of ice plant.
Example Sentences
- "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."