'Purslane' definitions:
Definition of 'purslane'
(from WordNet)
noun
A plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
Definition of 'Purslane'
From: GCIDE
- Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.) An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling. [1913 Webster]
- Flowering purslane, or Great flowered purslane, the Portulaca grandiflora. See Portulaca.
- Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
- Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
- Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane. [1913 Webster]