Pereskia


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  1. genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
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Pereskia used in phrases

  • Pereskia aculeata (noun)
    1. west Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
  • genus Pereskia (noun)
    1. genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
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circa 1040-1080 according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur