Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) An annual plant (Portulaca oleracea), with fleshy, succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and for salads, garnishing, and pickling.

Multi-Version Concordance Purslane (1 Occurrence) Job 6:6 Will a man take food which has no taste without salt? or is there any taste in the soft substance of purslain? (See RSV)