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ROCK PURSLANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rock purslane mean?
• ROCK PURSLANE (noun)
The noun ROCK PURSLANE has 1 sense:
1. a plant of the genus Calandrinia
Familiarity information: ROCK PURSLANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant of the genus Calandrinia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("rock purslane" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("rock purslane" is a member of...):
Calandrinia; genus Calandrinia (large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers)
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