| NOUN | plant | prickly pear cactus, prickly pear | cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species |
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| Meaning | cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock. | |
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| 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 |
| 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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