[pawr-chuh-lak-uh, pohr-] 
| any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, esp. P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers. |
| por·tu·lac·a (pôr'chə-lāk'ə, pōr'-) n. Any of various fleshy plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora of South America, cultivated for its showy colorful flowers that open only in sunlight. Also called rose moss. [Middle English, from Latin portulāca, purslane, from portula, diminutive of porta, gate (from the gatelike covering of the seed capsule); see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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