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purslane

/ˈpɝslən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
purslane
IPA
/ˈpɝslən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

Uncountable

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Uncountable

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Uncountable

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Uncountable

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Uncountable

noun

Any of similar plants in other families in order Caryophyllales

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French porcelaine, probably an alteration of Latin porcilaca (“purslane”) (related to portulaca (“purslane”)) to assimilate it with porcelaine (“porcelain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɝslən/
  • British English: /ˈpɜːslən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

purslanes (plural) purslain (alternative)

Phrases

mud purslane purslane tree water-purslane wild purslane

Synonyms

common purslane garden purslane little hogweed pigweed pusley pussley verdolaga

Questions

How do you pronounce purslane?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝslən/.
What does purslane mean?
Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.
Where does purslane come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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