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English noun: prickly pear cactus

1. prickly pear cactus (plant) cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock


Synonymsprickly pear


Broader (hypernym)cactus


Narrower (hyponym)nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri, Opuntia tuna, tuna


Part holonymprickly pear


Member meronymgenus Opuntia, Opuntia









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