miner's lettuce
Winter purslane, a plant of western North America with mild-flavored edible greensWinter purslane (Montia perfoliata, now Claytonia perfoliata), a plant of western North America with mild-flavored edible greens.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Winter purslane (Montia perfoliata, now Claytonia perfoliata), a plant of western North America with mild-flavored edible greens.
(uncountable)Related plants with similar appearance and uses, such as Claytonia parviflora and Claytonia rubra
- succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the fact that miners during the California Gold Rush ate such plant to prevent scurvyFrom the fact that miners during the California Gold Rush ate such plant to prevent scurvy.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America:winter purslaneCuban spinachMontia perfoliata
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.