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purslane

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/ˈpɜːslən/
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/ˈpɜːslən/ · /ˈpɝslən/

Definition of purslane

9 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
    “ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
    “ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”
  2. (uncountable, usually)Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
  3. (uncountable, usually)Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
  4. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
  5. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
  6. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
  7. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
  8. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
  9. (uncountable, usually)Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

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Etymology

From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”).

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