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WHAT DOES HOTTENTOT FIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Carpobrotus edulis is native to South Africa. It is also known as ice plant, highway ice plant, pigface or Hottentot fig and in South Africa as the sour fig, on account of its edible fruit. It was previously classified in genus Mesembryanthemum and is sometimes referred to by this name.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Hottentot fig in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Hottentot fig» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOTTENTOT FIG

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Translator English - Chinese

霍屯督图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hotentote fig
570 millions of speakers

English

Hottentot fig
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होट्टेन्टोट अंजीर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

هوتنتوت التين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

готтентотов рис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hotentote fig
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হটটেনট ডুমুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hottentot fig
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hottentot fig
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hottentotten- Feige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホッテントットイチジク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호텐 토트 무화과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hottentot
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vả không thông minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹாட்டெண்டட் அத்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉटेजटोट अंजीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hottentot incir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hottentot fig
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hotentot rys
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

готтентотів рис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hottentot fig
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hottentot εικ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Hottentot vyeboom
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Translator English - Swedish

Hottentot fig
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Hottentott fig
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Trends of use of Hottentot fig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOTTENTOT FIG»

The term «Hottentot fig» is used very little and occupies the 189.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOTTENTOT FIG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hottentot fig

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOTTENTOT FIG»

Discover the use of Hottentot fig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hottentot fig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weeds of California and Other Western States
Hottentot-fig. [Carpobrotus. edulis. (L.) N.E.. Br.] [Cal-IPC: High]. SyNoNyMS: freeway iceplant; iceplant; sea-fig; Carpobrotus edule (L.) Bolus; Mesembryanthemum edule L. GENErAL INforMATIoN: Mat-forming or trailing shrub to 50 cm tall, ...
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
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Sand Dune Conservation, Management and Restoration
The Hottentot Fig is the common name for a number of succulent species also called Iceplant. Two species native to South Africa which appear in the literature are, Carpobrotus edulis and C. acinaciformis. They frequently occur on sand dunes ...
J. Patrick Doody, 2012
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Backpacker
WEST COAST Hottentot fig is a succulent, mat- forming plant with long, trailing stems bearing yellow daisy-like flowers that turn pink with age. By July the flowers start forming a fleshy, fig-like brown fruit that makes a wonderful campfire jam.
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A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California
M. edule L. Hottentot Fig. Leaves curved, serrate on the lower angle; stamens 8; flowers yellow or purple. — Cultivated as a sand-dune binder; an escape on the Los Angeles coast; native of S. Afr. PORTULACACEAE. Purslane Family Ours ...
Willis Linn Jepson, 1975
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Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington
Hottentot-Fig ( Mcscmbryanthcmum edule), figure 8, is a member of the Carpet- Weed Family and itself is an introduction from South Africa. It has been much planted along highways and banks to control erosion and has become naturalized on ...
Philip Alexander Munz, 1964
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Terrestrial Vegetation of California
Research revealed that colonization of native dune mat vegetation — particularly by Ammophila armaria (European beach grass), Lupimis arborcus (yellow bush lupine), and Carpobrotiis edulis (hottentot fig) — had resulted in an 80% ...
Michael G. Barbour, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Allan A. Schoenherr, 2007
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Introduction to Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and ...
Golden-eyed-grass. or yellow-eyed-grass HOTTENTOT-FIG (Carpobrotus edutis1 is a member of the fig- marigold family (Aizoaceael, formerly known as the car- petweed family. An introduction from South Africa, it has been much planted ...
Philip Alexander Munz, Phyllis M. Faber, Dianne Lake, 2003
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Unnatural Landscapes: Tracking Invasive Species
With The Grebe mounted on the ladder rack, nylon straps cinched tight over the kayak's bow and stern, we drive California Highway 101 through Santa Barbara and Ventura, where I come upon my first Hottentot fig, commonly referred to as ...
Ceiridwen Terrill, 2007
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
Activities (Hottentot Fig) — Antibacterial (1; VVG); Antiseptic (1; ZUL); Antiviral (1; VVG); Astringent (1; VVG); Diuretic (1; VVG); Fungicide (1; VVG); Hemostat (1; VVG); Laxative (1; ZUL); Vasoconstrictor (1; VVG). Indications (Hottentot Fig) ...
James A. Duke, 2002
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Africans on Stage: Studies in Ethnological Show Business
One presumes that the poster unrolled at the denouement is based on the second and most popular of Baartman's exhibition posters: the one that shows the audience how they are to imagine the Hottentot (fig. 1.11). In that image, the Hottentot ...
Bernth Lindfors, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOTTENTOT FIG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hottentot fig is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Untouched Algarve: Walk And Cycle Along An Unseen Side Of …
Along the way I hiked through gorse meadows alive with the wild herby smells of hottentot fig ('ice plant'), before finishing a ramble at the Ponta ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Apr 15»
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Invasive species will save us: The new way we must think about the …
... hogweed in Estonia, New Zealand flatworms in Scotland, the raccoon in Berlin, the Hottentot fig in Dublin, and Indian parakeets in London. «Salon, Apr 15»
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Succulents Know Recycling And DIY
Where more Hottentot fig (freeway iceplant) is needed on a freeway, it simply gets 'plugged' (as cuttings) from scraps of debris from where ... «LA Canyon News, Apr 15»
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Space invaders: the alien species that are costing us millions
Since 2011 it has been an offence to release into the wild certain non-native species such as Hottentot fig or Siberian chipmunk, listed in ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
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Council uses goats for cliff-top grazing
The goats eat holm oak, privet, gorse, brambles, Hottentot fig and other coarse vegetation. They will be used across 3ha of cliff face overlooking ... «Horticulture Week, Jan 15»
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Synonymous with Christmas
Agaves tend to close up their outer leaves in order to save the inner ones and Carpobrotus edulis, the Hottentot fig, may need some dried up ... «Cyprus Mail, Dec 14»
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A magical return to Australia's gardens
... leathery pseudopanax, banana palms and bamboos, under planted with succulent ground covers, including echeveria and the hottentot fig. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Scilly's Oldest Castle Revealed For First Time In Living Memory
But in the last century the scheduled monument has become partially obscured by pittosporum, ivy and hottentot fig. Cornwall's Senior ... «ScillyToday, May 14»
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New EU rules would let inspectors dig up our gardens
Garden favourites such as the Virginia creeper and Hottentot fig are likely to be top of the list along with several types of rhododendron. The aim ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 14»
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The aliens have landed
And, sometimes, Irish and Californian ecosystems have common enemies, such as the South African Hottentot fig. The National Botanic ... «Irish Times, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hottentot fig [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hottentot-fig>. Apr 2024 ».
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