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Purslane

see synonyms of purslane

Noun

1. purslane

a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Purslane

see synonyms of purslane
noun
1. 
a weedy portulacaceous plant, Portulaca oleracea, with small yellow flowers and fleshy leaves, which are used in salads and as a potherb
2. 
any of various similar or related plants, such as sea purslane and water purslane

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Purslane

see synonyms of purslane
noun
1. 
any of various prostrate weeds (genus Portulaca) of the purslane family, with pink, fleshy stems and small, yellow, short-lived flowers; esp., an annual (P. oleracea) sometimes used as a potherb and in salads
adjective
2. 
designating a family (Portulacaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including claytonia and portulaca

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Purslane

see synonyms of purslane
n.
A trailing plant (Portulaca oleracea) native to Eurasia, having small yellow flowers, reddish stems, and fleshy obovate leaves that can be cooked as a vegetable or used in salads.

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