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Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea Meaning & Definition
Portulaca oleracea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Portulaca oleracea?

[n] weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan

Synonyms | Synonyms for Portulaca oleracea: common purslane | pusly | pussley | verdolagas

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See Also | genus Portulaca | purslane

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