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Webster 1913 Edition
Purslane
Purs′lane
,Noun.
[OF.
porcelaine
, pourcelaine
(cf. It. porcellana
), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca
for portulaca
.] (Bot.)
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.