prickly pear 
1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock • Syn: prickly pear cactus • Hypernyms: cactus • Hyponyms: nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri, tuna, Opuntia tuna • Member Holonyms: Opuntia, genus Opuntia 2. round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti • Hypernyms: edible fruit • Part Holonyms: prickly pear cactus
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