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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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