Category:Purslane

Purs"lane, n. Etym: [of. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. Porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (bot.)

Defn: an annual plant (portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling. Flowering purslane, or great flowered purslane, the portulaca grandiflora. See portulaca. -- purslane tree, a south african shrub (portulacaria afra) with Many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves. -- sea purslane, a seashore plant (arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves. -- water purslane, an aquatic plant (ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane.