Portulaca

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portulaca \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)
     A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
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     Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {Portulaca
           grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely


           cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or
           white, ephemeral blossoms.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  portulaca
       n : a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple
           or white ephemeral flowers