common purslane

Definitions of common purslane

1. noun

   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: Portulaca oleracea, 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