"icicle plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: icicle plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} icicle plant (plural icicle plants)
  1. A plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, with long, powdery-white leaves (Helichrysum thianschanicum). Categories (lifeform): Gnaphalieae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-icicle_plant-en-noun-qb4KTFEd Disambiguation of Gnaphalieae tribe plants: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12
  2. Alternative form of ice plant. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ice plant
    Sense id: en-icicle_plant-en-noun-VrsQfbXk

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