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Portulacaceous
Porˊtu-la-ca′ceous
,Adj.
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (
Portulacaceæ
), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia
) and other genera. Definition 2024
portulacaceous
portulacaceous
English
Adjective
portulacaceous (not comparable)
- (botany) Of or relating to the Portulacaceae, a natural order of plants including the spring beauty.