miner's lettuce

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English

miner's lettuce patch

Etymology

From the fact that miners during the California Gold Rush ate such plant to prevent scurvy.

Noun

miner's lettuce (uncountable)

  1. Winter purslane, Montia perfoliata (now Claytonia perfoliata), a plant of western North America with mild-flavored edible greens.
  2. Related plants with similar appearance and uses, such as Claytonia parviflora and Claytonia rubra

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