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Portulaca
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portulaca
Translingual
thumb|Portulaca grandiflora species Portulaca grandiflora
Etymology
From mul la portulāca purslain, from la portula little door, from la porta door + la -ula diminutive suffix, apparently because of the door-like opening of the seed capsule.
Proper noun
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genus family Portulacaceae portulacas or purslanes
Hypernyms
genus ; Portulacaceae family family
Hyponyms
genus Portulaca oleracea species type species; Portulaca bicolor species, Portulaca conoidea species, Portulaca grandiflora species selected species
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mul Caryophyllales order plants