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purslane (n.)
herbaceous plant, used in salads and medicinally, late 14c., purcelane, via Anglo-French from Old French porcelaine, pourcelaine, from Latin porcilaca, a variant of portulaca. Apparently altered in French and Italian (porcellana) by influence of their equivalent of porcelain.
updated on February 11, 2021
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