Found 2 items, similar to Portulaca oleracea.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea n : weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan [syn: common purslane, pussley, pusly, verdolagas]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Portulaca oleracea Portulaca \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.) A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus. [1913 Webster] Note: Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. Portulaca grandiflora is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms. [1913 Webster] 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, garnishing, and pickling. [1913 Webster] Flowering purslane, or Great flowered purslane, the Portulaca grandiflora. See Portulaca. Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves. Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves. Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane. [1913 Webster]