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- [purs-leyn, -lin]
- /ˈpɜrs leɪn, -lɪn/
- /ˈpɜː.slɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purs-leyn, -lin]
- /ˈpɜrs leɪn, -lɪn/
Definitions of purslane word
- noun purslane a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family. 1
- noun purslane any other plant of the purslane family. 1
- noun purslane a weedy portulacaceous plant, Portulaca oleracea, with small yellow flowers and fleshy leaves, which are used in salads and as a potherb 0
- noun purslane any of various similar or related plants, such as sea purslane and water purslane 0
- noun purslane any of various prostrate weeds (genus Portulaca) of the purslane family, with pink, fleshy stems and small, yellow, short-lived flowers; esp., an annual (P. oleracea) sometimes used as a potherb and in salads 0
- adjective purslane designating a family (Portulacaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including claytonia and portulaca 0
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Origin of purslane
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Purslane
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purslane popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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