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English noun: purslane family

1. purslane family (plant) family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas


Synonymsfamily Portulacaceae, Portulacaceae


Broader (hypernym)caryophylloid dicot family


Member holonymCalandrinia, Claytonia, genus Calandrinia, genus Claytonia, genus Lewisia, genus Montia, genus Portulaca, genus Spraguea, genus Talinum, Lewisia, Montia, Spraguea, Talinum


Member meronymCaryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales









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