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Portulaca oleracea vs purslane

purslane vs Portulaca oleracea

Portulaca oleracea and purslane both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Portulaca oleracea Yes No No No
purslane Yes No No No
As nouns, purslane is a hypernym of Portulaca oleracea; that is, purslane is a word with a broader meaning than Portulaca oleracea:
  • Portulaca oleracea: 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
  • purslane: a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
Portulaca oleracea (noun) purslane (noun)
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 a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
Difference between Portulaca oleracea and purslane

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