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Meaning of PORTULACA OLERACEA

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 Definition: [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
 
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 Synonyms: common purslane, pusly, pussley, verdolagas
 
 See Also: genus Portulaca, purslane

 

 

 

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