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purslane

purs·lane [ púrsslən, púr slàyn ] (plural purs·lanes or purs·lane)


noun 
Definition:
 
low trailing plant: a trailing weed sometimes used in salad or cooked and served as a vegetable. Native to: Asia.  Genus Portulaca.

[14th century. < Old French porcelaine, alteration (influenced by porcelaine "porcelain") of Latin porcilaca< portulaca]
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