HyperDic: barbados-gooseberry_vine

English > 1 sense of the expression Barbados-gooseberry vine:
NOUNplantBarbados-gooseberry vine, Barbados gooseberry, Pereskia aculeataWest Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
English > Barbados-gooseberry vine: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWest Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits.
SynonymsBarbados gooseberry, Pereskia aculeata
Member ofPereskia, genus Pereskia, Peireskia, genus Peireskiagenus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
PartsBarbados gooseberry, blade applesmall yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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