PRICKLY PEAR


Meaning of PRICKLY PEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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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