Meaning of PORTULACA
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| | Definition: | | [n] a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers |
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| | See Also: | | flower, genus Portulaca, Portulaca grandiflora, rose moss, sun plant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)
A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {P.
grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely
cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or
white, ephemeral blossoms.
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