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| por·tu·lac·a [ pàwrchə lákə ] (plural por·tu·lac·as) |
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garden plant: a widely cultivated fleshy-leaved plant. Flowers: brightly colored. Native to: tropical and subtropical America. Genus Portulaca.
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin, "purslane" < portula "little gate" < porta "gate"; because the covering of the seed capsule resembles a gate] |
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