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单词 purslane
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
purs•lane  (pûrslān, -lin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Cf. purslane family. 
  2. Plant Biologyany other plant of the purslane family.
  • Late Latin porcillāgin- (stem of porcillāgō), for Latin porcillāca, variant of portulāca portulaca
  • Middle French porcelaine
  • Middle English purcelan(e) 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
purslane /ˈpɜːslɪn -leɪn/ n
  1. a weedy portulacaceous plant, Portulaca oleracea, with small yellow flowers and fleshy leaves, which are used in salads and as a potherb
Etymology: 14th Century purcelane, from Old French porcelaine, from Late Latin porcillāgō, from Latin porcillāca, variant of portulāca
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