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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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Noun1.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 cuisinepussley - 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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Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)--also known as duckweed, fatweed, pursley, pussley, verdolagas and wild portulaca--is the most frequently reported "weed" species in the world.