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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.
Generic synonyms: Purslane
Group relationships: Genus Portulaca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portulaca Oleracea
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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