purslane means any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
purslane is pronounced /ˈpɜːslən/.
Etymology
From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”).
noun
- Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.“ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”
- Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.; common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant
- Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.; moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
- Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales; winter purslane, miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
- Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales; pink purslane (Claytonia sibirica)
- Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales; sea purslane; Halimione portulacoides