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portulacaceous

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por⋅tu⋅la⋅ca⋅ceous

  [pawr-chuh-luh-key-shuhs, pohr-]
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–adjective
belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.

Origin:
< NL Portulacace(ae) family name (see portulaca, -aceae ) + -ous
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