sour fig sour·fig uncommon noun 1. low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp SynonymsHottentot figHottentot's figsour figCarpobrotus edulisMesembryanthemum edule Related words Broader terms succulent Parts Carpobrotus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.