01 n. An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and …
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An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Flowering 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.