prickly pear

noun

any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.

the usually prickly fruit of such a cactus.

Origin of prickly pear

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby prickly pear

prickle cell, prickle cell layer, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat, prickly pear, prickly poppy, prick-post, prick song, prickspur, prick up one's ears

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Example sentences from the Web for prickly pear

Next came a hedge of prickly-pear; she turned her head away from this in disgust.
Poppy|Cynthia Stockley
When the grave has been half filled in, they throw into it a prickly-pear (Opuntia Dillenii) shrub, and make a mound over it.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Don't all your womankind write that sort of up-and-down bristly hand, more like a prickly-pear fence than a Christian's writin'?
One Of Them|Charles James Lever
That hedge is prickly-pear and was meant to keep the Indians out of the inclosure, if they were ugly.
Jessica, the Heiress|Evelyn Raymond

The skin was rough, the pulp of a rich crimson colour not unlike that of the prickly-pear, and it had an agreeable acid flavour.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for prickly pear

prickly pear

noun

any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesSee also cholla, nopal (def. 2)

the fruit of any of these plants

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单词	prickly pear
释义	prickly pear noun any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit. the usually prickly fruit of such a cactus. Origin of prickly pear First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby prickly pear prickle cell, prickle cell layer, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat, prickly pear, prickly poppy, prick-post, prick song, prickspur, prick up one's ears Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prickly pear Next came a hedge of prickly-pear; she turned her head away from this in disgust. Poppy\|Cynthia Stockley When the grave has been half filled in, they throw into it a prickly-pear (Opuntia Dillenii) shrub, and make a mound over it. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston Don't all your womankind write that sort of up-and-down bristly hand, more like a prickly-pear fence than a Christian's writin'? One Of Them\|Charles James Lever That hedge is prickly-pear and was meant to keep the Indians out of the inclosure, if they were ugly. Jessica, the Heiress\|Evelyn Raymond The skin was rough, the pulp of a rich crimson colour not unlike that of the prickly-pear, and it had an agreeable acid flavour. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)\|Thomas Mitchell British Dictionary definitions for prickly pear prickly pear noun any of various tropical cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened or cylindrical spiny joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesSee also cholla, nopal (def. 2) the fruit of any of these plants Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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