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prickly pear

Pronunciation:  'priklee pehr

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