How to Use purslane in a Sentence

purslane

noun

• Some of her favorites are lantana, purslane and rose moss.
  — Roxie Hammill, kansascity.com, 2 June 2017
• Combine the melon, corn, tomatoes, green onion and purslane in a large bowl.
  — SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• Where bare earth stood, the bindweed sprout is a foot high, the purslane a foot across and the galinsoga putting out its first flowers.
  — Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2020
• Mars points out that purslane was one of Gandhi’s favorite foods.
  — Cindy Sutter, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2017
• In the sun use zinnias, cosmos, vinca, moss rose and purslane.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
• Add the watermelon chunks, basil, mint, and purslane and toss again gently.
  — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 1 July 2017
• Just before serving, add to the mixing bowl the purslane, pita chips, parsley, mint and green onion.
  — Wolfgang Puck, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2019
• There’s a recipe in there for verdolaga, purslane salad.
  — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• In addition to zinnias, use moss roses, purslane, celosia and vinca in the full sun.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 June 2019
• Of all the edible leafy green invaders, purslane is one of the most palatable and nutritious.
  — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2018
• Wild greens such as dandelion, purslane, plantain, and lamb’s ear grow like crazy in our backyard.
  — Sean Sherman, Bon Appetit, 18 Oct. 2017
• The island is home to only one species of plants, the sea purslane, a succulent, but is an ideal habitat for a wide range of fish, corals and insects.
  — Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 25 May 2020
• For summer color, plant zinnias, vincas, moss roses, purslane and cosmos in the sun.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
• Use vinca, zinnias, moss roses, cosmos or purslane for color in the summer sun.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 25 June 2020
• Moss roses and purslane are low-growing plants that also are drought tolerant and work well in containers in full sun.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2018
• Use moss roses and/or purslane for containers such as hanging baskets in full sun.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 June 2019
• Besides the arboretum’s teaching nursery, rock purslane can be found in many large nurseries and home centers.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 26 May 2017
• The greens typically called weeds that get ripped out of backyards make a delicious salad and can be a bold garnish — think of purslane, or wood sorrel.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2019
• The greens typically called weeds that get ripped out of backyards make a delicious salad and can be a bold garnish — think of purslane, or wood sorrel.
  — Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
• This rich night cream is formulated with purslane and potent antioxidants that absorb into the skin to soothe, calm, and tighten the skin.
  — Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 17 Mar. 2022
• Best known as a weed, purslane is nonetheless edible and very nutritious.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 26 Mar. 2023
• This has her iconic purslane extract that's in every product, along with vitamin B5.
  — ELLE, 24 Dec. 2022
• The hot-weather annuals such as zinnias, moss roses, vinca, cosmos, marigolds and purslane are blooming, but so are some of the cool-weather flowers.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• Salad-making today feels so much more driven by passion than in the past, helped by the glorious selections of leaves at greenmarkets, from purslane to pea shoots.
  — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2021
• Many food cultures, including those of Crete and Uzbekistan, embrace purslane as a nutritious staple.
  — Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2018
• In addition to zinnias as a replacement for the frozen cool-weather annuals, try begonias and penta in the shade and use vinca, cosmos, moss roses and purslane in the sun.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2021
• Epazote oil, piquin chile butter, serrano-verdolaga (purslane) adobo — tell me more!
  — jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2022
• Lastly, the succulent rock purslane (Calandrinia spectabilis) offers buckets of bright magenta flowers on tall stems for the better part of the year, all with barely a drop of water.
  — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021
• On a recent morning, Daniel Martínez Cariño slices juicy squares of watermelon off the rind, organizing them in a shallow bowl alongside jars of prepared guavas, nopal, and leafy purslane.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022
• The hydration-boosting serum, rich in ingredients like hyaluronic acid, purslane extract (for itch relief), vitamin B5, and more, works to reduce flaking and redness and protect against heat, pollution, and UV stress.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024