Used in a Sentence

purslane

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for purslane.

Editorial note

The company previously associated with Rustdesk, Purslane Limited of the UK, is no longer in operation since 2023.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of purslane gathered in one view.

noun

common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant

noun

Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for purslane.

noun

common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant

noun

Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

noun

winter purslane, miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)

Example sentences

1

The company previously associated with Rustdesk, Purslane Limited of the UK, is no longer in operation since 2023.

2

There are plants of a family called spurges that can be mistaken for purslane and are toxic.

3

Many of the other plants on there sometimes grow freely in your backyard: like dandelion, dock, purslane.

4

And it's incredibly unlikely someone's going to be pissed at you for picking their dandelions/purslane/cat's ear/goosefoot/plantain.

5

As with any foraging, you should also make sure that you know that you're actually harvesting purslane and not something else.

6

Dandelion can be a weed, but also can be useful, Purslane is like that.

7

The rest of my medieval foods bucket list includes purslane and sorrel.

8

I don't have enough expertise to talk about how likely it is that you'll mistake spurge for purslane or how to identify.

9

Everywhere were bluets and Spanish bayonets, goosefoot, morning glories and day lilies, the hairy-fruited bean, purslane and clotbur and sesame and panic grass and feverfew.

10

What there is quite a bit of is edible greens: dandelions, oxylis, purslane, amaranth, lots of edible green plants and weeds.

11

> You can only grow non-calorically dense foods in vertical farms Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) grows on the sidewalk already, and often next to some wild amaranth (Amarathus Hybridus).

12

Among the grass is a lot of common yarrow, creeping charlie ( glechoma hederacea ), clover, garlic mustard, dandelions, purslane, chickweed, alfalfa, lamb's quarters and so on.

Proper noun examples

1

Purslane contains well over 200% of your DRI of Iron in just 200 calories.

2

Purslane you'll know it's correct if it tastes good, it's one of the best random green plants I've foraged.

3

Purslane is actually really tasty to eat in scrambled eggs or soup.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use purslane in a sentence?

The company previously associated with Rustdesk, Purslane Limited of the UK, is no longer in operation since 2023.

What does purslane mean?

common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant

What part of speech is purslane?

purslane is commonly used as noun.