Meanings
nounprickly pear cactus (plural prickly pear cactuses or prickly pear cacti or prickly pear cactus)
plural prickly pear cactuses · plural prickly pear cacti
- alternativeAlternative form of prickly pear (“various plants of the genus Opuntia”).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
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prickly pear cactus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickly%20pear%20cactus
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