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Meanings of barbary fig in English

A species of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) with edible fruit that grows in many arid and semiarid parts of the world.

Synonyms
Examples for "indian fig"
Examples for "indian fig"
1
A species, of cactus-thenopal-producesthe tuna or Indian fig.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
2
We purchased there, by way of exchange, six thousand cocoa-nuts, and a hundred bags of pysanghs or Indian figs.
Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier
3
This tree is the Indian fig, and the fruit is very small, not larger than marbles; and without much flavor.
Three Months of My Life
4
The prickly pear cactus, or Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family.
Arizona Sketches
5
Here, too, were to be found the prickly pear or Indian fig, a plant which loves a more southern climate.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...