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portulacaceous

[pawr-chuh-luh-key-shuhs, pohr-]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.

portulacaceous

/ ˌɔːʊəˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Portulacaceae, a cosmopolitan family of mainly fleshy-leaved flowering plants common in the US

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of portulacaceous1

< New Latin Portulacace ( ae ) family name ( portulaca, -aceae ) + -ous

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