ALL meanings of prickly pear
prick·ly pear
P p - noun prickly pear edible fruit of a cactus 1
- noun prickly pear any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit. 1
- noun prickly pear the usually prickly fruit of such a cactus. 1
- countable noun prickly pear 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. 0
- noun prickly pear any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species 0
- noun prickly pear the fruit of any of these plants 0
- noun prickly pear any of various cactuses (genus Opuntia) having large, flat, oval stem joints and edible fruits: many species have barbed spines 0
- noun prickly pear the pear-shaped fruit of such a plant 0
- noun prickly pear nopal 0