Purslane

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɜːslÉ™n/

Origin

From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcillaca to assimilate with porcelaine ‘porcelain’.

Full definition of purslane

Noun

1. A succulent plant of the Portulacaceae family
1. The widely-grown edible plant, Portulaca oleracea.

Synonyms

• (a succulent of the family Portulacaceae)
• (Portulaca oleracea) , , , , pigweed, pusley, verdolaga

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Anagrams

• supernal