purslane

[ purs-leyn, -lin ]

noun
  1. a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.: Compare purslane family.

  2. any other plant of the purslane family.

Origin of purslane

1
1350–1400; Middle English purcelan(e) <Middle French porcelaine<Late Latin porcillāgin- (stem of porcillāgō), for Latin porcillāca, variant of portulācaportulaca

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purslane

/ (ˈpɜːslɪn, -leɪn) /


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

Origin of purslane

1
C14 purcelane, from Old French porcelaine, from Late Latin porcillāgō, from Latin porcillāca, variant of portulāca

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