sour fig

noun

Carpobrotus edulis, a creeping plant of South Africa with edible fruit.

Similar
Hottentot figHottentot's figCarpobrotus edulisMesembryanthemum edule
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Meanings

nounsour fig (plural sour figs)

plural sour figs

  1. Carpobrotus edulis, a creeping plant of South Africa with edible fruit.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlow-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp

Similar
Hottentot figHottentot's figCarpobrotus edulisMesembryanthemum edule
Broader
succulent
Also see
hottentot fig

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sour fig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20fig

MLA

“sour fig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20fig. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sour fig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20fig.

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