Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPortulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.
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summer purslane
More synonyms by meaning
nounweedy 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
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνδράχνη
- ἀνδράχνη (andrákhnē)Portulaca oleracea
Arabic رِجْل, فَرْفَحِين
- رِجْل (rijl)Portulaca oleracea
- فَرْفَحِين (farfaḥīn)Portulaca oleracea
Basque getozka
- getozkaPortulaca oleracea
Bulgarian ту́ченица, обикнове́на ту́ченица
- ту́ченица (túčenica)Portulaca oleracea
- обикнове́на ту́ченица (obiknovéna túčenica)Portulaca oleracea
Catalan verdolaga
- verdolagaPortulaca oleracea
Chinese Mandarin 馬齒莧 /马齿苋
- 馬齒莧 /马齿苋 (mǎchǐxiàn)Portulaca oleracea
Dutch postelein, porseleinblad
- posteleinPortulaca oleracea
- porseleinbladPortulaca oleracea
Finnish vihannesportulakka
- vihannesportulakkaPortulaca oleracea
French pourpier
- pourpierPortulaca oleracea
German Sommer-Portulak, Gemüse-Portulak
- Sommer-PortulakPortulaca oleracea
- Gemüse-PortulakPortulaca oleracea
Greek γλιστρίδα, αντράκλα
- γλιστρίδα (glistrída)Portulaca oleracea
- αντράκλα (antrákla)Portulaca oleracea
Hawaiian ʻākulikuli kula
- ʻākulikuli kulaPortulaca oleracea
Hungarian kövér porcsin, portuláka
- kövér porcsinPortulaca oleracea
- portulákaPortulaca oleracea
Irish nuaireacht
- nuaireachtPortulaca oleracea
Italian portulaca
- portulacaPortulaca oleracea
Korean 쇠비름
- 쇠비름 (soebireum)Portulaca oleracea
Persian پرپهن, خرفه
- پرپهن (parpahan)Portulaca oleracea
- خرفه (xorfe)Portulaca oleracea
Polish portulaka pospolita, portulaka warzywna
- portulaka pospolitaPortulaca oleracea
- portulaka warzywnaPortulaca oleracea
Portuguese portulaca, beldroega
- portulacaPortulaca oleracea
- beldroegaPortulaca oleracea
Punjabi ਕੁਲਫ਼ਾ
- ਕੁਲਫ਼ਾ (kulfā)Portulaca oleracea
Romanian agurijoară, iarbă-grasă
- agurijoarăPortulaca oleracea
- iarbă-grasăPortulaca oleracea
- portulacăPortulaca oleracea
Russian портула́к
- портула́к (portulák)Portulaca oleracea
Spanish verdolaga
- verdolagaPortulaca oleracea
Swedish portlak
- portlakPortulaca oleracea
Tagalog olasiman
- olasimanPortulaca oleracea
Turkish semizotu
- semizotuPortulaca oleracea
Vietnamese rau sam
- rau samPortulaca oleracea
Welsh pwrpin
- pwrpinPortulaca oleracea
Cite this entry
APA
common purslane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20purslane
MLA
“common purslane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20purslane. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common purslane,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20purslane.
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