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noun
Any plant in the genus Portulaca
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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noun
a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flower
Narrower terms: rose moss, sun plant, Portulaca grandiflora
History
From the genus name Portulaca.
