释义 |
pei·res·kia \pəˈreskēə, pēˈ-\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc died 1637 French antiquarian and naturalist + New Latin -ia : a genus of shrubby spinose tropical American plants (family Cactaceae) having slender branches, broad flat leaves, and large pyramidal flowers — see barbados gooseberry |