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 )
prickly pear 1
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 )
prickly pear 1
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012