noun
small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia
• Syn: ↑Montia
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Indian lettuce
Useful english dictionary. 2012.