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purslane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | herb, herbaceous plant |
| Has types | pussley, pussly, verdolagas, portulaca oleracea, common purslane |
Examples of purslane
purslane
Wash and dry the purslane and spinach leaves and remove these from their stems.
From the post-gazette.com
Look down at the ground, especially after a rain, and you'll likely see purslane.
From the latimes.com
But there are still those who harvest dandelions and lamb's-quarters and purslane.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Serve the anchovies with the confit garlic cloves and the purslane or parsley.
From the sfgate.com
Instead of commonly seen lettuce, Darakjian uses purslane, a leafy succulent.
From the latimes.com
When on a barge on the Canal du Midi I found masses of purslane growing wild.
From the post-gazette.com
When you are ready to serve, add the tomatoes, lemon zest, and purslane or cucumber.
From the theatlantic.com
Likewise, I found this purslane growing wild in the guesthouse garden.
From the independent.co.uk
The seafood is lovely, but the accompanying patty-pan squash and purslane are incidental.
From the boston.com
- A plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
- A widely-grown edible plant, Portulaca oleracea
- A small, round-leafed, herb-like plant used in salads.
- A low succulent herb, Portulaca oleracea, widely distributed throughout tropical and warmer temperate regions, used in salads, and sometimes as a pot-herb, or for pickling. Also called common or garden purslane. Formerly cultivated in English kitchen gardens, but now rarely met with. ...
- A plant with a pinkish fleshy stem and small, round leaves; the leaves were used as a potherb or in salads. Boorde informs us that "purslane dothe extynct the ardor of lassyvyousnes, and doth mytygate great heate in all the inwarde partes of man."
- A garden herb with a reddish green stem, thick leaves, yellow flowers, and a mild acidic fatty flavor. Purslane is used in salads, used as a potherb in soups and gumbos, and can also be eaten raw. Also called "pussley."
- In the plant nurseries, this is sold as portulaca, a flowering succulent. This incredibly nutritious plant often grows as a weed that is sometimes called pigweed. I discovered that it grows through the cracks in my back yard patio in the summer. ...
- If you have not used chemicals on your garden, this is the same nasty weed you have been digging out (probably while cursing, if you are so inclined) for years. Get your revenge by eating it for dinner! Or substitute another lemony herb, perhaps marjoram or lemon balm.
- A weed with pink, fleshy stems and small, yellow, short-lived flowers.
