Meaning Of The Word Prickly pear

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prickly pear
any of various cactuses (genus Opuntia) having large, flat, oval stem joints and edible fruits: many species have barbed spines
countable noun: A prickly pear is a kind of cactus that has round fruit with prickles on. The fruit, which you can eat, is also called a prickly pear.
noun: any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit
noun: any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species

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