PORTULACA

portulaca

(noun) a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

portulaca (plural portulacas)

(botany) Any plant in the genus Portulaca

(gardening) Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers

Synonyms

• purslane

Source: Wiktionary

Por`tu*la"ca, n. Etym: [L., purslane.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.

Note: Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. P. grandiflora is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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