'Sea purslane' definitions:
Definition of 'Sea purslane'
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- 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]
Definition of 'Sea purslane'
From: GCIDE
- Sea purslane \Sea" purs"lane\ (Bot.) See under Purslane. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'sea purslane'
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- Sea chickweed \Sea" chick"weed`\ (Bot.) A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane. [1913 Webster]