| 单词 | prickly pear |
| 释义 | prickly pear (once / 15781 pages) n WORD FAMILY prickly pear: prickly pears USAGE EXAMPLESThe plants — which include a palm and a prickly pear cactus — evoke nature’s power of transformation and regeneration. Los Angeles Times(Sep 30, 2016) They turn their faces to the sky and celebrate with prickly pear margaritas. New York Times(Aug 23, 2016) We reserved for the night of a full moon, expecting moonlight and shadows, perfect for nighttime photography, on the towering saguaros, prickly pear and rocks. Washington Times(Sep 06, 2016) 1n cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock Syn|Hypo|Hyper prickly pear cactus Opuntia lindheimeri, nopal cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits Opuntia tuna, tunatropical American prickly pear of Jamaica cactus any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines 2n round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti Hyper edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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