PURSLAIN
Purs"lain, n.
Defn: Same as Purslane.
PURSLANE Purs"lane, n. Etym: [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It. porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.] (Bot.)
Defn: An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling. Flowering purslane, or Great flowered purslane, the Portulaca grandiflora. See Portulaca. — Purslane tree, a South African shrub (Portulacaria Afra) with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves. — Sea purslane, a seashore plant (Arenaria peploides) with crowded opposite fleshy leaves. — Water purslane, an aquatic plant (Ludwiqia palustris) but slightly resembling purslane.
PURSUABLE
Pur*su"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, or prosecuted. Sherwood.
PURSUAL
Pur*su"al, n.
Defn: The act of pursuit. [R.]
PURSUANCE
Pur*su"ance, n. Etym: [See Pursuant.]
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after. Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths. Jer. Taylor.