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PORTULACA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("portulaca" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portulaca"):
Portulaca grandiflora; rose moss; sun plant (widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers)
Holonyms ("portulaca" is a member of...):
genus Portulaca (genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs)
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