portulacaceous: Meaning and Definition of

por•tu•la•ca•ceous

Pronunciation: (pôr"chu-lu-kā'shus, pōr"-), [key]
— adj.
  1. belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants. Cf.
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