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Pereskia Aculeata

The Barbadoes gooseberry, which belongs to the family _Cactaceae_. It grows about 15 feet in height, and produces yellow-colored, eatable, and pleasant-tasted fruit, which is used in the West Indies f...

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The Barbadoes gooseberry, which belongs to the

family _Cactaceae_. It grows about 15 feet in height, and produces

yellow-colored, eatable, and pleasant-tasted fruit, which is used

in the West Indies for making preserves.



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