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Definition of Pereskia aculeata

Pereskia aculeata
Gooseberry Goose"ber*ry, n.; pl. Gooseberries, [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F. groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere, kr["a]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie, fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb["a]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp). The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf. Grossular, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated. 2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith. Barbadoes gooseberry, a climbing prickly shrub (Pereskia aculeata) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. Gooseberry fool. See lst Fool. Gooseberry worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a small moth (Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.

Meaning of Pereskia aculeata from wikipedia

- Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose cactus...
- Pereskia godseffiana = Pereskia aculeata Pereskia humboldtii = Pereskia horrida Pereskia philippi = Maihuenia poeppigii Pereskia subulata = Austrocylindropuntia...
- shared inheritance to determine relationships. As an example, species of Pereskia are trees or bushes with prominent leaves. They do not obviously resemble...
- trees high above the ground. Growth habits of cacti Treelike habit (Pereskia aculeata) Tall treelike habit (Pachycereus pringlei) Tall unbranched columnar...
- Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis pecatoribus"; Brazilian name for Pereskia aculeata orando laborando by praying, by working motto of Rugby School oratio...
- succulent native to South America that superficially resembles gooseberry Pereskia aculeata, the Barbados gooseberry, an unusual cactus Within family Phyllanthaceae:...
- Myriophyllum aquati**** (Parrot's feather) Opuntia spp. (Prickly pear) Pereskia aculeata Pinus spp. (Pine) Prosopis spp. (Mesquite) Ricinus communis (Castor...
- Opuntia dillenii, Opuntia rubescens, Opuntia triacantha, Opuntia tuna, Pereskia aculeata, Pilosocereus nobilis, and Selenicereus grandiflorus. List of botanical...
- 2018-02-28. "GRIN #871". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. "Entity Display : Pereskia aculeata". Ecoport.org. Retrieved 2018-02-28. "Entity Display : Pergularia...
- Heteranthera reniformis (Kidney-leaf mud plantain) Pueraria lobata (Kudzu) Pereskia aculeata (Leaf cactus) Egeria densa (Leafy elodea) Leucaena leucocephala (Leucaena)...