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puss·ley
(pŭs′lē)n.
Purslane.
[Alteration of pursley, alteration of purslane.]
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pussley
(ˈpʌslɪ)n
(Plants) a US variant of purslane
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Noun | 1. | pussley - weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan purslane - a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas genus Portulaca - genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs |
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