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purslane vs common purslane

common purslane vs purslane

purslane and common purslane both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
purslane Yes No No No
common purslane Yes No No No
As nouns, common purslane is a hyponym of purslane; that is, common purslane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than purslane:
  • 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
  • common purslane: 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
Other hyponyms of purslane include Portulaca oleracea, pussley, pussly, verdolagas.
purslane (noun) common purslane (noun)
a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas 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
Difference between purslane and common purslane

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