Peireskia

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Noun

1.Peireskia - genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowersgenus Peireskia, genus Pereskia, Pereskiacaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowersCactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae - constituting the order OpuntialesBarbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata - West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits