purslane
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- purslain (archaic)
Etymology edit
From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜːslən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɝslən/
Noun edit
purslane (usually uncountable, plural purslanes)
- Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
- 1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] [1], page 326:
- ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.
- the widely-grown edible plant common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
- moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
- Other similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales
Synonyms edit
- (a succulent of the family Portulacaceae):
- (Portulaca oleracea): common purslane, garden purslane, little hogweed, pigweed, pusley, pussley, verdolaga
Derived terms edit
- purslane tree (Portulacaria afra)
- water-purslane (Lythrum portula, Ludwigia palustris)
- wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Translations edit
a plant of the family Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea — see common purslane
Further reading edit
- purslane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Portulacaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Portulacaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons