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Synonyms for purslane

  • noun

Most common

common purslane pigweed pussley verdolaga portulaca

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pigweed — any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. common purslane or summer…

pigweed, common purslane, pusley US, pussley, verdolaga

Other

portulaca

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants. common purslane or summer purslane (Portulaca oleracea), a widely-grown edible plant

Related words

Phrases
common purslane purslane tree wild purslane winter purslane
Other spellings
purselane

Forms

Plural
purslanes → pigweeds, pusleys, verdolagas, portulacas…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
purslanesteady
pigweedfalling
pussleysteady
portulacasteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
pusley
7 letters
pigweed, pussley
9 letters
portulaca, verdolaga