HyperDic: miner[s_lettuce

English > 1 sense of the expression miner's lettuce:
NOUNplantminer's lettuce, winter purslane, Cuban spinach, Montia perfoliatasucculent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb
English > miner's lettuce: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsucculent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America.
Synonymswinter purslane, Cuban spinach, Montia perfoliata
BroaderIndian lettuceA plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves

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