Purslane definition
- The widely-grown edible plant, Portulaca oleracea.
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Origin of purslane
- Middle English from Anglo-Norman purcelane alteration of Latin portulāca, porcilāca portulaca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcillaca to assimilate with porcelaine "˜porcelain'.
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