prickly pear

Speech parts

1. prickly pear - Noun

2. Prickly pear - Proper noun

Meaning

round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti

cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

prickly pear cactus Indian fig cactus opuntia tuna peyote nopal cactus pear desert pear sharp ball spiky ball

Hypernyms

cactus edible fruit

Hyponyms

tuna nopal Opuntia lindheimeri Opuntia tuna

Examples

It is being removed and replaced with traditional mud plaster incorporating pulp from the prickly pear cactus. Source: Internet

Come to the Hamilton Princess's 1609 Bar & Restaurant for the marina views, stay for the frosé, prickly pear mules and fish tacos served with a heaping serving of bright pink cabbage. Source: Internet

Created by Drew Sweeney, the Beverage Director at Dream Midtown and Downtown, this is a riff on the classic prickly pear margarita. Source: Internet

• Badlands National Park, South Dakota — It’s probably not technically a true desert, but there was a prickly pear cactus here that my sister sat on. Source: Internet

There are lots of exotic flavors, like prickly pear and spumoni, that you may want to try, but you can't go wrong with a cone topped with one scoop of Italian chocolate and one scoop of pistachio. Source: Internet

Vegetation includes pinyon and juniper, big sage, Mormon tea, Fremont holly and prickly pear cactus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prickly oak prickly one prickly pair prickly pear cactus Prickly Pear Cays Prickly Pear Island