common purslane
A common edible weed, Portulaca oleracea, often found in gardens and fields. Usually written in katakana as スベリヒユ.
A lot of common purslane is growing in the garden.
Common purslane is a weed that is also edible.
Rare kanji form; the second character is not in common use.
Hiragana spelling, also used when writing in kana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
The name スベリヒユ (滑りひゆ) likely comes from 滑り (slippery) and ひゆ (a type of amaranth), referring to the plant's smooth, succulent leaves. The exact derivation is uncertain.