Meanings
adjectiveportulaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyBelonging to the family Portulaceae (preferably Portulacaceae) of purslanes.
Origin
Portulaceae + -ous
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portulaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portulaceous
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“portulaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portulaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portulaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portulaceous.
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