transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-slən, -ˌslān ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French porsulaigne, from Late Latin porcillagin-, porcillago, alteration of Latin porcillaca, alteration of portulaca
Date: 14th century
: 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