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Prickly pear

Prickly pear Meaning & Definition
Prickly pear Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prickly pear?

[n] round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
[n] cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Prickly pear: prickly pear cactus

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See Also | cactus | edible fruit | genus Opuntia | nopal | Opuntia | Opuntia lindheimeri | Opuntia tuna | prickly pear | prickly pear | prickly pear cactus | tuna

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