portulaca


Definition: Meaning of, portulaca in English to English dictionary.

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portulaca portulacas
  1. a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink, red, purple or white ephemeral flowers
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portulaca used in phrases

  • Portulaca grandiflora (noun)
    1. widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly coloured flowers
  • Portulaca oleracea (noun)
    1. weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan
  • genus Portulaca (noun)
    1. genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs
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