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Meanings of prickly pear in English

Spanish
tuna
Catalan
figa de l’índia
Wikidata

Fruit of Opuntia ficus-indica.

tuna
Portuguese
figo-da-índia

Cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock.

figo-da-índia
Usage of prickly pear in English
1
I dart off the path, nearly impaling myself on a prickly pear.
Two Truths and a Lie
2
Wasn't it her idea to get water from a prickly pear?
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
3
The plain, too, abounded with the prickly pear, which wounded his naked feet.
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountai...
4
The exploitation of prickly pear juice is really a challenge.
Pubmed
5
Even the flat-leafed prickly pear blended into the soft harmony of the mellow night.
Steve Yeager
6
The prickly pear and the cat-claw clutched at his chaps.
A Man Four-Square
7
A rattlesnake slid toward the cover of a prickly pear.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
8
We lost our innocence when I ate that prickly pear.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
9
It was bare, somber, ridgy desert, covered with dun-colored greasewood and stunted prickly pear.
Desert Gold
10
Like a prickly pear wrapped in a two-ply cashmere sweater.
The Guardian
11
I knelt down in front of the prickly pear, my heart beating with excitement.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
12
The entrance is completely hidden by prickly pear bushes which are plentiful in the region.
The Forest Monster of Oz
13
Here, as in Sicily, the old lava is overgrown with prickly pear and red valerian.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete / Series I, I...
14
With that, he began to turn somersaults, going in the direction of the prickly pear.
A Hive of Busy Bees
15
Beside this trail, behind a clump of prickly pear, the Ranger sat down and waited.
Oh, You Tex!
16
But that was a normal hazard, the horses being unreliable and the prickly pear abundant.
Lonesome dove
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Translations for prickly pear
Spanish
tuna
Portuguese
figo-da-índia
Prickly pear through the time
Prickly pear across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common