Definition of "purslane" []

• A trailing Asian weed (Portulaca oleracea) having small yellow flowers, reddish stems, and fleshy obovate leaves that are sometimes cooked as a vegetable or used in salads. (noun)

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• "Espinazo con verdolagas, pork with purslane, is a popular dish in central Mexico, a distant relative of the pork with greens served in the southern United States, but with the characteristic flavor of chiles."
• "If you live in an area where purslane is not available, watercress is a perfectly acceptable substitute."
• "Wild purslane is rampant in my garden — I weed it instead of putting it in salad as recommended (it’s full of vitamins)."