miner's lettuce

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English

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miner's lettuce patch

Etymology

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

Noun

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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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