Definition of Rock purslane

1. Noun. A plant of the genus Calandrinia.

Group relationships: Calandrinia, Genus Calandrinia
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Purslane

rock oil
rock on
rock opera
rock out
rock out with one's cock out
rock outcrop
rock partridge
rock penstemon
rock pigeon
rock pigeons
rock pink
rock pipit
rock pipits
rock plant
rock polypody
rock purslane (current term)
rock python
rock rabbit
rock rattlesnake
rock rose
rock salmon
rock salt
rock sandwort
rock sequence
rock sequences
rock shaft
rock shandy
rock shelter
rock snake

Literary usage of Rock purslane

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

1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The rock purslane is a diminutive herb found growing in the crevices of granitic or eruptive rocks, especially in the Minnesota valley between New Ulm and ..."

2. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"The rock purslane is a diminutive herb found growing in the crevices of granitic or eruptive rocks, especially in the Minnesota valley between New Ulm and ..."

3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"(rock purslane).— Dwarf annual or perennial plants of the Purslane Order. Few very effective for gardens ; some are brilliant border or rock plants, ..."

4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1915)
"Calandrinia grandiflora (rock purslane). A handsome hardy annual with fleshy leaves, height about 15 to 18 inches. It bears attractive, rose-coloured ..."

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