- Sea purslane
- Sea purslane Sea" purs"lane (Bot.) See under {Purslane}. [1913 Webster]
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Sea purslane — Purslane Purs lane, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.) An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea purslane — Sea chickweed Sea chick weed (Bot.) A fleshy plant ({Arenaria peploides}) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; called also {sea sandwort}, and {sea purslane}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea Purslane — may refer to: * Halimione portulacoides * Sesuvium portulacastrum … Wikipedia
sea purslane — noun 1. : seabeach sandwort 2. : any of several plants of the genus Atriplex (especially A. hastata) 3. : a plant of the genus Sesuvium * * * sea purslane 1 … Useful english dictionary
Sea purslane — Sesuvium (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Purslane — Purs lane, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.) An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purslane tree — Purslane Purs lane, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.) An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purslane — may refer to:* Portulaca , a genus of succulent flowering plants, and especially: ** Portulaca oleracea , a species of Portulaca eaten as a vegetable and considered a weed, known as summer purslane * Claytonia perfoliata , Miner s lettuce or… … Wikipedia
Sea chickweed — Sea chick weed (Bot.) A fleshy plant ({Arenaria peploides}) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; called also {sea sandwort}, and {sea purslane}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea sandwort — Sea chickweed Sea chick weed (Bot.) A fleshy plant ({Arenaria peploides}) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; called also {sea sandwort}, and {sea purslane}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
