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Meanings of Portulaca oleracea in English

Russian
portulaca oleracea
Portuguese
beldroega
Spanish
verdolaga angosta
Catalan
portulaca oleracea
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Species of plant.

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        portulaca oleracea

        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"
              1
              What does it matter if the 'pussley' does cover the ground?
              A Daughter of the Middle Border
              2
              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...
              1
              The pesky things eat everything from pussly to leaves.
              McClure's Magazine December, 1895
              2
              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