Definition of Pussley

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, Portulaca Oleracea, Pussly, Verdolagas
Generic synonyms: Purslane
Group relationships: Genus Portulaca

Definition of Pussley

1. purslane [n -LEYS] - See also: purslane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pussley

puss
puss in the corner
pussel
pussels
pusser
pussers
pusses
pussier
pussies
pussiest
pussification
pussified
pussifies
pussify
pussifying
pussley (current term)
pussleys
pusslies
pusslike
pussly

Literary usage of Pussley

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

1. The Prince of Wales in Canada and the United States by Woods, Woods (Nicholas Augustus), Mr Woods, N A Woods (1861)
"In prairie settlements pussley is always a standing dish, though it grows in ... So when the pussley weed becomes too abundant over the new turned land, ..."

2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Pusley, pussley. Purslane, a troublesome weed. The phrase 1851 There were five distilleries for the manufacture of cider- brandy, or what was familiarly ..."

3. FLora of the Town of Southington, Conn., and Its Vicinity: A List of the by Charles Humphrey Bissell (1902)
"Cultivated fields; throughout. Aug.-Sept. (735A.) A veiy troublesome weed. A common saying is " as mean as pussley. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"PURSLANE, a pot-herb and well-known weed forming a good fodder for pigs; often called "pussley. ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"PURSLANE, a pot-herb and well-known weed forming a good fodder for pigs; often called 'pussley. ..."

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