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    VERDOLAGAS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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; cosmopolitanplay

    Synonyms:

    common purslane; Portulaca oleracea; pussley; pussly; verdolagas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("verdolagas" is a kind of...):

    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)

    Holonyms ("verdolagas" is a member of...):

    genus Portulaca (genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs)

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