purslane
Pronunciation: /ˈpəːslən/
noun
- any of a number of small, typically fleshy-leaved plants which grow in damp or marshy habitats, in particular:
- (also sea purslane) an edible plant which grows in salt marshes (Atriplex portulacoides, family Chenopodiaceae). (also pink purslane) a small pink-flowered North American plant of damp places (genus Claytonia, family Portulacaceae).
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French porcelaine, probably from Latin porcil(l)aca, variant of portulaca, influenced by French porcelaine 'porcelain'