postelein
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch porceleine, from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana, probably a corruption of Latin porcillāca, an alternative form of Latin portulāca. Cognate of English purslane.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
postelein m (uncountable)
- purslane, any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants, particularly common purslane, Portulaca oleracea
- Synonyms: porseleinblad (Suriname), porselein (obsolete)
- (Suriname) waterleaf, Talinum fruticosum
- Synonym: Surinaamse postelein (Netherlands, Indonesia)