Definition of Portulaca oleracea

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Common Purslane, Pussley, Pussly, Verdolagas
Generic synonyms: Purslane
Group relationships: Genus Portulaca

Lexicographical Neighbors of Portulaca Oleracea

Portuguese East Africa
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Republic
Portuguese Sign Language
Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dogs
Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese cypress
Portuguese escudo
Portuguese heath
Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese men-of-war
Portuguese monetary unit
Portugueseness
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca oleracea (current term)
Portulacaceae
Portunidae
Portunus
Portunus puber
Portuñol
Portwood
Porzana
Porzana porzana
Poseidon
Posh
Poshto
Post-It
Post-Zionism

Literary usage of Portulaca oleracea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"Portulaca oleracea L Occasionally found in the loose soil of fields and gardens, Bassin. Feb. (294). ... [Portulaca oleracea micrantha. Eggers Fl. 47.] 306. ..."

2. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Portulaca oleracea L Countries in which P. oleracea is most serious. Type The plants produce a thick mat of roots just below the surface, which may limit ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Portulaca oleracea L Sp. PI. 445. 1753. Annual, prostrate, freely branching from a deep central root, branches 4'-io' long. Leaves alternate and clustered ..."

4. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"Portulaca oleracea L. var. ? Plants 2-2.5 dm. high, ascending, nearly erect; leaves 1—2.25 cm- m length, obtuse or sometimes retuse, axils shortly and ..."

5. A Naturalist in the Bahamas: John I. Northrop, October 12, 1861 by Henry Fairfield Osborn, John I. Northrop (1910)
"Portulaca oleracea L. var. ? Plants 2-2.5 dm. h'gh, ascending, nearly erect; leaves 1-2.25 cm. m length, obtuse or sometimes retuse, axils shortly and ..."

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