prickly pear
Any of various spiny cacti of the genus OpuntiaAny of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
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Meaning
2 sensesAny of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
Kaktusfeige, Feigenkaktus
колю́чая гру́шаkoljúčaja grúša, инде́йская смо́кваindéjskaja smókva
round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.
Kaktusfeige
опу́нцияopúncija, колю́чая гру́шаkoljúčaja grúša, инде́йская смо́кваindéjskaja smókva
Examples
20 sentencesHow are prickly pears eaten?
It's fig and prickly pear season.
Emilien wants to eat fried prickly pears.
They have a prickly pear-flavored drink.
The prickly pear constitutes a barrier against fires.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From prickly + pear, from the nature of the plant's fruit, which, like the cactus it growsFrom prickly + pear, from the nature of the plant's fruit, which, like the cactus it grows on, has spines on its surface.
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Forms
plural: prickly pears| Singular | prickly pear |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock:prickly pear cactus