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Meanings of prickly pear cactus in English

Portuguese
figo-da-índia

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

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        Examples for "prickly pear"
        Examples for "prickly pear"
        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
        Usage of prickly pear cactus in English
        1
        The streetlight made a soft golden circle on the prickly pear cactus beside the sidewalk.
        Never Have I Ever
        2
        Visit Website I must arise and go to the mountain's edge where prickly pear cactus and yuccas grow.
        Climbing Magazine
        3
        Kayla picked up a decorative stone from the base of a prickly pear cactus and flung it toward Gretchen.
        Goodbye dolly
        4
        The prickly pear cactus, or Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family.
        Arizona Sketches
        5
        The way to learning is long and beset with as many thorns as the crooked path through the prickly pear cactus.
        Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India / A Study of Conditions am...
        6
        We see quails and are warned not to go too close to the prickly pear cactus and the crucifixion cactus -aptly named.
        The Irish Times
        7
        When we had to use this water, we bruised the leaf of a prickly pear cactus, and placed it in a bucket of water.
        Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico
        8
        The terrain presented plenty of brush, dry weeds that came up to mid-calf level, clumps of prickly pear cactus that had to be skirted.
        Death angel
        9
        Behind them rose the rough trunk of a palm tree, a prickly pear cactus bearing dark red fruit, a spray of pink flowering bougainvillaea.
        The Irish Times
        10
        "Did you know," Allison said, in a measured tone, "that you can get water out of a prickly pear cactus?"
        The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
        Translations for prickly pear cactus
        Portuguese
        figo-da-índia