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water purslane definition

☆ water purslane

  1. a red-stemmed trailing plant (Ludwigia palustris) of the evening-primrose family, found in watery or muddy places
  2. a small aquatic plant (Peplis diandra) of the loosestrife family, with linear leaves

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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