ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Portulaca, type genus + -aceae
: a family of usually succulent herbs (order Caryophyllales)having perfect regular flowers with two sepals and 4 to 5 hypogynous petals and a capsular often circumscissile fruit
• por·tu·la·ca·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kāshəs adjective