prickly_pear_cactus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *prickly pear cactus*:
NOUN	plant	prickly pear cactus, prickly pear	cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species

Englishprickly pear cactus: 1 sense noun 1, plant
Meaning	cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock.
Synonym	prickly pear
Member of	Opuntia, genus Opuntia	large genus of cactuses native to America
Parts	prickly pear	round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
Narrower	nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri	cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
Narrower	tuna, Opuntia tuna	Tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
Broader	cactus	Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Spanish	tuna

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