HyperDic: verdolagas

English > 1 sense of the word verdolagas:
NOUNplantverdolagas, common purslane, pussley, pussly, 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
English > verdolagas: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningweedy 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; cosmopolitan.
Synonymscommon purslane, pussley, pussly, Portulaca oleracea
Member ofgenus Portulacagenus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs
BroaderpurslaneA plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb
Spanishpussley, verdolagas
CatalanPortulaca oleracea, pussley

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