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prickly pear

prickly pear

 
pronunciation:
prI kli peIr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: any of various cactuses that have large, bristly, flattened stem joints, and bear brilliant flowers and sometimes edible fruit.
definition 2: the often prickly ovoid fruit of such a cactus.
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