English noun: purslane | |||
1. | purslane (plant) a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | common purslane, Portulaca oleracea, pussley, pussly, verdolagas | ||