A species of herb used as a salad or a potherb.
Portulaca- p. Milk, Euphorbia corollata and E. maculata-p. Speedwell, Verunica peregrina- p. Water, Ludwigia palustris, Veronica beceabunga.
n. [Latin] An annual plant with fleshy, succulent leaves, used as a pot-herb and for salads, &c.
