English▸ noun either of two succulent plants that are widely cultivated for their flowers.
● a South African plant that has leaves covered with glistening fluid-filled hairs that resemble ice crystals (genera Mesembryanthemum and Dorotheanthus, family Aizoaceae, in particular M. crystallinum).
● an Asian stonecrop that bears domed heads of tiny pink flowers (Sedum spectabile, family Crassulaceae).