genus Peireskia

genus Peireskia
noun
genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
Syn: ↑Pereskia, ↑genus Pereskia, ↑Peireskia
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family

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  • Peireskia — noun genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers • Syn: ↑Pereskia, ↑genus Pereskia, ↑genus Peireskia • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Pereskia — noun genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers • Syn: ↑Pereskia, ↑Peireskia, ↑genus Peireskia • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • caryophylloid dicot genus — noun genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Agrostemma, ↑genus Agrostemma, ↑Arenaria, ↑genus Arenaria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pereskia — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • cactus family — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • Barbados gooseberry — noun 1. West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits • Syn: ↑Barbados gooseberry vine, ↑Pereskia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Pereskia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Barbados-gooseberry vine — noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits • Syn: ↑Barbados gooseberry, ↑Pereskia aculeata • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Pereskia, ↑genus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pereskia aculeata — noun West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits • Syn: ↑Barbados gooseberry, ↑Barbados gooseberry vine • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Pereskia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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