prickly pear
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prickly pear¹
- /ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/ UK
Sounds like Prickly Pear · Rhymes with -ɛː
Where it comes from
From prickly + pear, from the nature of the plant's fruit, which, like the cactus it grows on, has spines on its surface.
noun prickly pears
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Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
"I wonder where those prickly pear blossoms came from," he mused.
Similar: Indian fig, cactus pear, desert pear, pimploe, tuna
- The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.
Prickly Pear²
- /ˌpɹɪk.li ˈpɛə(ɹ)/
Sounds like prickly pear · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
The island is named for the prickly pear (“Opuntia sp.”) plants which grow on it.
proper noun
- An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Translations
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noun any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia
| Español | higo chumbo, tuna, nopal, higuera de pala, higuera de tuna |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | うちわさぼてん uchiwa saboten |
| 中文 | 仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng |
| Português | figueira-da-índia |
| Français | figuier de Barbarie |
| Deutsch | Kaktusfeige, Feigenkaktus |
| Italiano | fico d'India, ficodindia |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκοσυκιά fragkosykiá, οπούντια opoúntia |
| Русский | колю́чая гру́ша koljúčaja grúša, инде́йская смо́ква indéjskaja smókva |
| العربية | تِين شَوْكِيّ tīn šawkiyy, صُبَّار ṣubbār |
| עברית | צַבָּר tzabár |
noun cactus fruit
| Español | higo chumbo, higo de pala, higo de tuna, tuna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선인장속 seoninjangsok |
| 中文 | 仙人掌果 xiānrénzhǎngguǒ |
| Português | figo-da-índia |
| Français | figue de Barbarie |
| Deutsch | Kaktusfeige |
| Italiano | fico d'India |
| Ελληνικά | φραγκόσυκο fragkósyko |
| Русский | опу́нция opúncija, колю́чая гру́ша koljúčaja grúša, инде́йская смо́ква indéjskaja smókva |
| العربية | تِين شَوْكِيّ tīn šawkiyy, صُبَّار ṣubbār |
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title = {prickly pear},
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