PERESKIA

Pereskia, genus Pereskia, Peireskia, genus Peireskia

(noun) genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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