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Webster 1913 Edition


Purslain

Purs′lain

,
Noun.
Same as
Purslane
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Purslain

PURS'LAIN

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Noun.
[The Latin is portulaca. See Leek.]
A plant of the genus Portulaca. The sea purslain is of the genus Atriplex. The tree sea purslain is the Atriplex halimus. (See Purslain tree.) The water purslain is of the genus Peplis.

Definition 2024


purslain

purslain

English

Noun

purslain (plural purslains)

  1. Alternative form of purslane