noun
genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Pereskia, ↑Peireskia, ↑genus Peireskia
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Barbados gooseberry, ↑Barbados-gooseberry vine, ↑Pereskia aculeata
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\\pəˈreskēə\Etymology: New Latin, irregular from N.C. de Fabre de Peiresc died 1637 French scientist and author + New Latin -ia
synonym of peireskia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.