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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Portulaca oleracea, common purslane.
2. 2
   weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

common purslaneportulaca oleraceapurslanepussleypusslyverdolagas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verdolaga.

Related phrases

portulaca oleracea

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