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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Por·tu·la·ca n.  Bot. A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
 Note: ☞ 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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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Purs·lane n.  Bot. An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling.
 Flowering purslane, or Great flowered purslane, the Portulaca grandiflora.  See Portulaca.
 Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
 Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
 Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Portulaca grandiflora
      n : widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike
          foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers [syn: rose
           moss, sun plant]