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portulaca
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun portulaca has 1 sense
- portulaca(n = noun.plant) Array - a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers; Array is a kind of flower
is a member of genus portulaca
has particulars: portulaca grandiflora, rose moss, sun plant
CIDE DICTIONARY
portulaca, n. [L., purslane.].
A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus. [1913 Webster]
" Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. Portulaca grandiflora is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms."
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