WINTER PURSLANE
Dictionary entry overview: What does winter purslane mean? • WINTER PURSLANE (noun)
The noun WINTER PURSLANE has 1 sense:
1. succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America
Familiarity information: WINTER PURSLANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WINTER PURSLANE (noun)
Meaning:
Succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cuban spinach; miner's lettuce; Montia perfoliata; winter purslane
Hypernyms ("winter purslane" is a kind of...):
Indian lettuce (a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves)
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