Noun: purslane family
- Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
"Purslane family plants are found in gardens worldwide";
- Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae
Type of: caryophylloid dicot family
Part of: Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales
Encyclopedia: Purslane family