单词 | pussley |
释义 | pussley, -ly|ˈpʌslɪ| Also pusley. A corruption of purslane, common in U.S.
1861N. A. Woods Pr. Wales in Canada & U.S. 309 The instant the land is ploughed a weed called ‘Pussley’ makes its appearance... This, when boiled, is a most delicious and wholesome vegetable, the leaves being like spinach, and the branches in taste resembling sea-kale. In prairie settlements pussley is always a standing dish. 1870C. D. Warner Summer in Gard. (1886) 150, I doubt if any one has raised more ‘pusley’ this year than I have. 1888Amer. Nat. XXII. 778 To select the most offensive among the worst weeds..among the annuals, especially in gardens, the purslane or ‘pusley’ perhaps takes the lead. |

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