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PURSLANE
purslane
(noun) a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
purslane (usually uncountable, plural purslanes)
A succulent plant of the Portulacaceae family.
the widely-grown edible plant common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
winter purslane, miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
pink purslane (Claytonia sibirica)
sea purslane (Halimione portulacoides)
Synonyms
• (a succulent of the family Portulacaceae)
• (Portulaca oleracea): common purslane, garden purslane, little hogweed, pigweed, pusley, pussley, verdolaga
Anagrams
• supernal
Source: Wiktionary
Purs"lane, n. Etym: [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.)
Definition: An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling. Flowering purslane, or Great flowered purslane, the Portulaca grandiflora. See Portulaca.
– Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
– Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
– Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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