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Portulaca oleracea

DEFINITIONS OF: Portulaca oleracea

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n 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

Synonyms:
common purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas
Type of:
purslane
a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
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