purslane

== English == === Alternative forms === purslain (archaic) === Etymology === From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːslən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝslən/ === Noun === purslane (usually uncountable, plural purslanes) Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora) Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales winter purslane, miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) pink purslane (Claytonia sibirica) sea purslane Halimione portulacoides Honckenya peploides shoreline purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum) purslane tree (Portulacaria afra) ==== Synonyms ==== (a succulent of the family Portulacaceae): (Portulaca oleracea): common purslane, garden purslane, little hogweed, pigweed, pusley, pussley, verdolaga ==== Derived terms ==== mud purslane purslane tree (Portulacaria afra) water-purslane (Lythrum portula, Ludwigia palustris) wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea) ==== Descendants ==== → Amharic: ፐርስሌን (pärslen) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === purslane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Portulacaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Portulacaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === supernal