purslane
[ purs-leyn, -lin ]
/ ˈpɜrs leɪn, -lɪn /
noun
a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb.
Compare purslane family.
any other plant of the purslane family.
Origin of purslane
1350–1400; Middle English
purcelan(e) < Middle French
porcelaine < Late Latin
porcillāgin- (stem of
porcillāgō), for Latin
porcillāca, variant of
portulāca
portulaca
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British Dictionary definitions for purslane
purslane
/ (ˈpɜːslɪn, -leɪn) /
noun
a weedy portulacaceous plant, Portulaca oleracea, with small yellow flowers and fleshy leaves, which are used in salads and as a potherb
any of various similar or related plants, such as sea purslane and water purslane
Word Origin for purslane
C14
purcelane, from Old French
porcelaine, from Late Latin
porcillāgō, from Latin
porcillāca, variant of
portulāca