portulaca
any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
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How to use portulaca in a sentence
portulaca smiles at you, you know, when you get up soon enough in the morning to see it in its glory.
The Master of Warlock | George Cary EgglestonOld-fashioned portulaca makes a pretty low-growing green for a fern dish.
The Kitchen Encyclopedia | AnonymousA pea-plant, with ternate leaves, and fine yellow blossoms, was found near our camp: portulaca was very abundant.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia | Ludwig Leichhardtportulaca, with terete leaves, grows sparingly on the mild rich soil.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia | Ludwig LeichhardtPigweed: portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria | William Landsborough
British Dictionary definitions for portulaca
/ (ˌpɔːtjʊˈlækə, -ˈleɪkə) /
any portulacaceous plant of the genus Portulaca, such as rose moss and purslane, of tropical and subtropical America, having yellow, pink, or purple showy flowers
Origin of portulaca
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