genus Peireskia

Definitions of genus Peireskia
  1. noun
    genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
    synonyms: Peireskia, Pereskia, genus Pereskia
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    type of:
    caryophylloid dicot genus
    genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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