English noun: prickly pear | |||
1. | prickly pear (plant) cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock | ||
Synonyms | prickly pear cactus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cactus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri, Opuntia tuna, tuna | ||
Part holonym | prickly pear | ||
Member meronym | genus Opuntia, Opuntia | ||
2. | prickly pear (food) round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti | ||
Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit | ||
Part meronym | prickly pear, prickly pear cactus | ||