"purslain" meaning in English

See purslain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: purslains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} purslain (usually uncountable, plural purslains)
  1. Archaic spelling of purslane. Tags: alt-of, archaic, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: purslane
    Sense id: en-purslain-en-noun-Ytagu4no Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        }
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        "archaic",
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "purslain"
}

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    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
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