Portulacaceae

plural noun

Por·​tu·​la·​ca·​ce·​ae

: a family of usually succulent herbs (order Caryophyllales)having perfect regular flowers with two sepals and 4 to 5 hypogynous petals and a capsular often circumscissile fruit

portulacaceous

¦⸗⸗⸗¦kāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Portulaca, type genus + -aceae

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