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Meanings of common purslane in anglès

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Weedy 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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        Examples for "pussley"
        Examples for "pussley"
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        What does it matter if the 'pussley' does cover the ground?
        A Daughter of the Middle Border
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        I found out where the gal had gone an' I follered her-yisI did-foundher in the poorhouse way over on Pussley Hill-uhhuh!
        The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
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        The pesky things eat everything from pussly to leaves.
        McClure's Magazine December, 1895
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        I hain't one to go halves in any thing, and I was meaner to him than pussly; but you'll see what I'll do.
        Tracy Park: A Novel