nnoun.plantcacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stockSynset:prickly pear cactus
Member Holonyms:Opuntia genus Opuntia
Hypernyms:cactus
Inherited Hypernyms:prickly pearcactussucculentvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Opuntia lindheimeriOpuntia tunanopaltuna
Part Meronyms:prickly pear
nnoun.foodround or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cactiPart Holonyms:prickly pear prickly pear cactus
Hypernyms:edible fruit
Inherited Hypernyms:prickly pearedible fruitfruitreproductive structureplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:prickly pearedible fruitproducefoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity