PRICKLY PEAR


Meaning of PRICKLY PEAR in English

Function: noun

Date: 1612

1 : OPUNTIA especially : any of those with flat spiny joints ― called also prickly pear cactus ― compare CHOLLA

2 : the pulpy pear-shaped edible fruit of various prickly pears (as Opuntia ficus-indica )

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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.