Barbadoes Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), a pleasant West Indian fruit, produced by a species of Cactus, with a round stem, thick flat alternate leaves, and large strong spines. The flowers are white and ornamental, and the fruit yellow; they are eaten fresh or preserved.
Barbadoes Gooseberry
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 727
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