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purslane
[purs-leyn, -lin]
noun
a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.
any other plant of the purslane family.
purslane
/ ˈpɜːslɪn, -leɪn /
noun
a weedy portulacaceous plant, Portulaca oleracea, with small yellow flowers and fleshy leaves, which are used in salads and as a potherb
any of various similar or related plants, such as sea purslane and water purslane
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of purslane1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, Ziglar harvested a bunch of purslane from the couple’s large plot across the garden.
White clover and edible purslane both attract beneficial insects, for instance.
Across the garden plots: chrysanthemum leaves, purple sugar peas, goji berries and common purslane, a leafy vegetable that is eaten stir-fried or put into salads.
Even in summer, Reem cycles in grilled or raw corn, pomegranate seeds, pickled cherries, or fresh purslane.
On the parking strip, she planted white sage, rock purslane, germander sage, ice plants and scattered Theodore Payne’s roadside wildflower mix, which was a magnet for bees before the gophers went after the plants.
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