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- Purslane - n. - An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling.
- Spekboom - n. - The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite food of elephants.
- Lid - n. - The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts.