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common purslane

common purslane noun: portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.

common purslane: portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent
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Noun

common purslane (usually uncountable, plural common purslanes)

  1. (usually) Portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.
    Synonyms:
    summer purslane

common purslane meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi and Sinhala

common purslane in Tamil

கோழிக்கீரை, பருப்புக்கீரை, தரைக்கீரை, கரப்பான்

common purslane in Malayalam

Portulaca oleracea
കൊഴുപ്പ koḻuppa

common purslane in Punjabi

Portulaca oleracea
ਕੁਲਫ਼ਾ kulfā

common purslane in Sinhala

Portulaca oleracea
ගෙඳ geⁿda
More languagesFewer languages
common purslane in Pashto
تندولی tandólaj
common purslane in Tagalog
olasiman
common purslane in Arabic
رِجْل rijl, فَرْفَحِين farfaḥīn
common purslane in Persian
پرپهن parpahan, خرفه xorfe
common purslane in Vietnamese
rau sam
Dhivehi
ގެދަ geda

Synonyms of common purslane

Forms of common purslane

pluralcommon purslanes

Questions about common purslane

What does common purslane mean?
Common purslane means portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.
What is common purslane in Tamil?
Common purslane in Tamil is கோழிக்கீரை, பருப்புக்கீரை, தரைக்கீரை. See Common purslane meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is common purslane?
Common purslane is a noun.
What is the plural of common purslane?
The plural of common purslane is common purslanes.

Words near common purslane in the dictionary

  1. common purple-glossed snakes
  2. common purpose
  3. common purposes
  4. common purse
  5. common purses
  6. common purslane
  7. common purslanes
  8. common quail
  9. common quails
  10. common rabbit
  11. common rabbits

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