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portulaca |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Portulaca \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.) A genus of polypetalous plants; also any plant of the genus. Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {P. grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: portulaca n : a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
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