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Definition of Portulacas
1. portulaca [n] - See also: portulaca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portulacas
Literary usage of Portulacas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"In the portulacas, Dr. Blakeslee is carrying out further experiments with ...
Thus the portulacas reveal again that extraordinary richness in biotypes of ..."
2. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"In the portulacas, Dr. Blakeslee is carrying out further ... The portulacas show
a wide range of color in their flowers and give an opportunity to study ..."
3. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots by Sutton & Sons (1908)
"Sow on raised beds of light soil, the more sandy the better; and in seasons which
speedily burn the life out of other plants, portulacas will display their ..."
4. Modern American Prose Selections by Byron Johnson Rees (1920)
"There are three varieties of flowers in it — nasturtiums, portulacas, and bright red
... The portulacas grow around the border, then come the nasturtiums, ..."
5. Modern American Prose Selections by Byron Johnson Rees (1920)
"There are three varieties of flowers in it — nasturtiums, portulacas, and bright red
... The portulacas grow around the border, then come the nasturtiums, ..."
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