Definitions for pereskia
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1. Pereskia, genus Pereskia, Peireskia, genus Peireskianoun

   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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1. Pereskia

   Pereskia is a small genus of about four species of cacti that do not look much like other types of cacti, having substantial leaves and non-succulent stems. The genus is named after Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, a 16th-century French botanist. The genus was more widely circumscribed until molecular phylogenetic studies showed that it was paraphyletic. The majority of species have since been transferred to Leuenbergeria and Rhodocactus. Although Pereskia does not resemble other cacti in its overall morphology, close examination shows spines developing from areoles, and the distinctive floral cup of the cactus family.

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1. pereskia

   Pereskia is a genus of cacti that includes approximately 25 species. Unlike most cacti, species of Pereskia have broad, flat, and fleshy leaves and are often more similar in appearance to other types of flowering plants. The genus was named after Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, a 16th-century French botanist. Pereskia plants are native to the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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1. Pereskia

   Pereskia is a genus of 17 tropical species and varieties of cacti that do not look much like other types of cacti, having substantial leaves and thin stems. They originate from the region between Brazil and Mexico. . Members of this genus are usually referred to as lemon vines, rose cacti or leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Epiphyllum. The genus is named after Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, a 16th century French botanist, which also has been given its own subfamily Pereskioideae, which consists of this one genus. Species of Pereskia generally resemble other types of plants, such as roses. Pereskia species have large, bright green, privet-like leaves and long spiny stems. Not always succulent plants, they can be classified as shrubs, climbing plants or slightly succulent trees. However, close examination shows spines developing from areoles, and the distinctive floral cup of the cactus family. Unlike Pereskiopsis, Maihuenia, Quiabentia and Austrocylindropuntia which have persistent succulent leaves, Pereskia is the only cactus genus that has persistent non-succulent leaves. It is believed that the ancestor of all cacti resembled Pereskia.

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   The numerical value of pereskia in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of pereskia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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