PORTULACACEOUS


Meaning of PORTULACACEOUS in English

/pawr'cheuh leuh kay"sheuhs, pohr'-/ , adj.

belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants. Cf. purslane family .

[ Portulacace ( ae ) family name (see PORTULACA, -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .