Peireskia
noun
Pei·res·kia
pəˈreskēə,
pēˈ-
: a genus of shrubby spinose tropical American plants (family Cactaceae) having slender branches, broad flat leaves, and large pyramidal flowers see barbados gooseberry
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc †1637 French antiquarian and naturalist + New Latin -ia