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Synonyms of Pereskia

genus pereskia peireskia genus peireskia caryophylloid dicot genus

Using Pereskia

  • Useful related words include: genus pereskia, peireskia, genus peireskia, caryophylloid dicot genus.
  • In the example corpus, pereskia often appears in combinations such as: pereskia species, of pereskia.

Context around Pereskia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

genus 1× phylogeny 1×

Often after:

species 3× resemble 1× grandifolia 1× pereskiopsis 1×

Sentence patterns with Pereskia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

evolution phylogeny pereskia grandifolia is 1× found that pereskia was divided 1× genus is pereskia 1× group of pereskia species developed 1× of the pereskia species investigated 1× pereskia species have 1× species of pereskia are superficially 1× such as pereskia pereskiopsis and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a more recent 1× all the species 1× at least superficially 1× early in their 1× pereskia species have 1× phylogeny and evolution 1×

Common sentence endings:

of all cacti 2× before complete leaflessness 1× core cacti clade 1× delay developing bark 1× genus is pereskia 1× growing around them 1×

Words around Pereskia

Just before it in the word index:

perese 4 peres 64 perera 45 pereotubo 2 perens 17 perennis 4

Just after it in the word index:

pereslavl 3 peress 4 perestroika 28 peresvet 2 perets 4 peretti 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Pereskia

  • In this selection, "pereskia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, genus, phylogeny, species, resemble and grandifolia stand out and add context to how "pereskia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include evolution phylogeny pereskia grandifolia is and found that pereskia was divided. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pereskia" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pereskia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The subfamilies are:sfn render * Subfamily Pereskioideae K. Schumann :The only genus is Pereskia. (14 words)

All the species of Pereskia are superficially like normal trees or shrubs and have numerous leaves. (16 words)

At least superficially, plants of the genus Pereskia resemble other trees and shrubs growing around them. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A more recent 2011 study using fewer genes but more species also found that Pereskia was divided into these two clades, but was unable to resolve the members of the "core cacti" clade. (33 words)

Early in their evolutionary history, the ancestors of modern cacti (other than one group of Pereskia species) developed stomata on their stems and began to delay developing bark. (28 words)

Using this approach, most of the Pereskia species investigated exhibit some degree of CAM-cycling, suggesting this ability was present in the ancestor of all cacti. (26 words)

Example sentences (9)

All the species of Pereskia are superficially like normal trees or shrubs and have numerous leaves.

A more recent 2011 study using fewer genes but more species also found that Pereskia was divided into these two clades, but was unable to resolve the members of the "core cacti" clade.

At least superficially, plants of the genus Pereskia resemble other trees and shrubs growing around them.

Early in their evolutionary history, the ancestors of modern cacti (other than one group of Pereskia species) developed stomata on their stems and began to delay developing bark.

Pereskia species have "normal" leaves, with a midrib and a flattened blade (lamina) on either side.

Phylogeny and evolution Phylogeny Pereskia grandifolia is weakly succulent, possesses leaves, and is thought similar to the ancestor of all cacti.

Spines are present even in those cacti with leaves, such as Pereskia, Pereskiopsis and Maihuenia, so they clearly evolved before complete leaflessness.

The subfamilies are:sfn render * Subfamily Pereskioideae K. Schumann :The only genus is Pereskia.

Using this approach, most of the Pereskia species investigated exhibit some degree of CAM-cycling, suggesting this ability was present in the ancestor of all cacti.

Common combinations with pereskia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pereskia" in a sentence?
An example: "All the species of Pereskia are superficially like normal trees or shrubs and have numerous leaves." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "pereskia" from authentic English texts.
What are synonyms of "pereskia"?
Common synonyms of "pereskia" include: genus pereskia, peireskia, genus peireskia, caryophylloid dicot genus.
How many example sentences with "pereskia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "pereskia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.