» pereskia
Noun (1 meaning)
1. genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers.
pereskia is a type of:
- caryophylloid dicot genus (noun) - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
pereskia is a member of:
- Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family (noun) - constituting the order Opuntiales
members of pereskia:
- Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata (noun) - West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits