portulaca

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

portulaca
    n 1: a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple
         or white ephemeral flowers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Portulaca \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)
   A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
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   Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {Portulaca
         grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely
         cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or
         white, ephemeral blossoms.
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