HyperDic: genus_portulaca

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Portulaca:
NOUNplantgenus Portulacagenus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs
English > genus Portulaca: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs.
Member ofPortulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane familyfamily of usually succulent herbs
Memberscommon purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas, Portulaca oleraceaweedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine
portulacaA plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishgenus portulaca
Catalangenus portulaca

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