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prickly pear

n.

1. Any of various cacti of the genus Opuntia, having bristly, flattened or cylindrical joints, showy, usually yellow flowers, and ovoid, often prickly fruit.

2. The often edible fruit of such a cactus.

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prickly pear

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species See also cholla, nopal [2]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of any of these plants

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prickly pear - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock prickly pear cactus prickly pear - round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Opuntia, Opuntia - large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits Opuntia tuna, tuna - tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
	2.	prickly pear - round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh prickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock

Translations

prickly pear n (plant, fruit) → fico d'India