portulaca_oleracea | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) weedy 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 | |
Synonyms: | pussley pusly verdolagas common_purslane | |
Related terms: | purslane genus_Portulaca | |
Similar spelling: |
Portulaca_grandiflora |