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Definition of: portulaca
(pôr′chə·lak′ə, pōr′-) noun
Any plant of a genus (Portulaca) of low, fleshy herbs of the purslane family, with scattered leaves, ephemeral flowers which open only in sunshine, and a globular pod. [<L, purslane]
—por′tu·la·ca′ceous (-lə·kā′shəs) adjective
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