English noun: purslane family | |||
1. | purslane family (plant) family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas | ||
Synonyms | family Portulacaceae, Portulacaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caryophylloid dicot family | ||
Member holonym | Calandrinia, Claytonia, genus Calandrinia, genus Claytonia, genus Lewisia, genus Montia, genus Portulaca, genus Spraguea, genus Talinum, Lewisia, Montia, Spraguea, Talinum | ||
Member meronym | Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales | ||