Pussly (Noun)
Meaning
Weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Oxalis, commonly referred to as a weed, especially in North America, is affectionately named "pussly" in some areas.
- That garden there's nothing but pussly and other untamed wild plants, which even after growing out of control are used for culinary purposes.
- An acquaintance a botanist explained that it was not just common pussly that we saw in our walk through fields of flowers.
- Farmers viewed the invasive pussly herb as a nuisance among their crops, although locals praised its refreshing taste.
- During that evening meal the leaves, and sometimes even young stems of wild pussly were an added part of salad.