pereskia aculeata

2 definitions found

pereskia aculeata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Gooseberries, [Corrupted
     for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F.
     groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere,
     kr[aum]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie
     (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie,
     fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[aum]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.
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     2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith.
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     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 1st Fool.
  
     Gooseberry worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth
        (Dakruma convolutella). It destroys the gooseberry by
        eating the interior.
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pereskia aculeata - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pereskia aculeata
      n 1: West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous
           fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow
           to orange fruits [syn: Barbados gooseberry, Barbados- gooseberry vine
           , Pereskia aculeata]