prickly pear

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/

Noun

prickly pear (plural prickly pears)

1. Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
2. The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.

Synonyms

• Indian fig
• cactus pear
• desert pear

Translations

• French: figue de Barbarie
• German: Kaktusfeige, Feigenkaktus
• Italian: fico d'India, ficodindia
• Portuguese: figueira-da-Índia
• Spanish: higo chumbo, tuna, nopal, higuera de pala, higuera de tuna

Translations

• German: Kaktusfeige
• Italian: fico d'India
• Portuguese: figo-da-Índia
• Russian: опу́нция
• Spanish: higo chumbo, higo de pala, higo de tuna, tuna

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