purslane
noun
purs·lane ˈpər-slən 
-ˌslān
: any of a family (Portulacaceae, the purslane family) of cosmopolitan usually succulent herbs
especially : a fleshy-leaved trailing plant (Portulaca oleracea) with tiny yellow flowers that is a common troublesome weed but is sometimes eaten as a potherb or in salads
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This year my diet has included chickweed, dead nettle, bittercress, dock, garlic pennycress, wild onion, brassica, wood sorrel, cleavers, dandelions, lamb’s quarters, day lily shoots, sochan, purslane and poke (amply boiled to remove toxins). 
Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 On a recent morning, Daniel Martínez Cariño slices juicy squares of watermelon off the rind, organizing them in a shallow bowl alongside jars of prepared guavas, nopal, and leafy purslane. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022 Shea butter serves serious hydration, purslane extract evens the skin and reduces inflammation, and Indian almond strengthens and tightens skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022 Depending on the season, guests could go home with wild greens (field garlic, chickweed); mushrooms (enoki, oyster); berries (red mulberries, Juneberries); or herbs (epazote, purslane). Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 The plumping hydration smooths fine lines, while healing purslane extract soothes and fortifies the skin with abundant antioxidants. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 This rich night cream is formulated with purslane and potent antioxidants that absorb into the skin to soothe, calm, and tighten the skin. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 17 Mar. 2022 At dinner, that translated to dishes like burrata wreathed in purslane and peppermint leaves and a round, featherweight tamale in green-chile salsa, complemented by easygoing service and flowing Baja reds. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021 Lastly, the succulent rock purslane (Calandrinia spectabilis) offers buckets of bright magenta flowers on tall stems for the better part of the year, all with barely a drop of water. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 See More
Gabriel Popkin, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 On a recent morning, Daniel Martínez Cariño slices juicy squares of watermelon off the rind, organizing them in a shallow bowl alongside jars of prepared guavas, nopal, and leafy purslane. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022 Shea butter serves serious hydration, purslane extract evens the skin and reduces inflammation, and Indian almond strengthens and tightens skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022 Depending on the season, guests could go home with wild greens (field garlic, chickweed); mushrooms (enoki, oyster); berries (red mulberries, Juneberries); or herbs (epazote, purslane). Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 The plumping hydration smooths fine lines, while healing purslane extract soothes and fortifies the skin with abundant antioxidants. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 This rich night cream is formulated with purslane and potent antioxidants that absorb into the skin to soothe, calm, and tighten the skin. Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 17 Mar. 2022 At dinner, that translated to dishes like burrata wreathed in purslane and peppermint leaves and a round, featherweight tamale in green-chile salsa, complemented by easygoing service and flowing Baja reds. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021 Lastly, the succulent rock purslane (Calandrinia spectabilis) offers buckets of bright magenta flowers on tall stems for the better part of the year, all with barely a drop of water. Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French porsulaigne, from Late Latin porcillagin-, porcillago, alteration of Latin porcillaca, alteration of portulaca
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above