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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


Synonymsprickly pear cactus


Broader (hypernym)cactus


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


Part holonymprickly pear


Member meronymgenus Opuntia, Opuntia

2. prickly pear (food) round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymprickly pear, prickly pear cactus









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