genus portulaca

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   genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofPortulacaceae

Questions about genus portulaca

What does genus portulaca mean?

genus portulaca means "genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs".

Is genus portulaca a common word?

genus portulaca is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.