Prickly-pear
noun
1.
any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.
2.
the usually prickly fruit of such a cactus.
prickly pear
noun
1.
any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species See also cholla, nopal (sense 2)
2.
the fruit of any of these plants
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