purslane
/ˈpɜːslɪn/noun
1- any of a number of small, typically fleshy-leaved plants which grow in damp or marshy habitats, in particular马齿苋, 尤指:
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- (亦作sea purslane)an edible plant which grows in salt marshes (Atriplex portulacoides, family Chenopodiaceae).海马齿(拉丁名Atriplex portulacoides,藜科)。
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- (亦作pink purslane)a small pink-flowered North American plant of damp places (genus Claytonia, family Portulacaceae).红马齿(春美草属, 马齿苋科)。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French porcelaine, probably from Latin porcil(l)aca, variant of portulaca, influenced by French porcelaine 'porcelain'.