A species of cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) with edible fruit that grows in many arid and semiarid parts of the world.
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Examples for "indian fig "
Examples for "indian fig "
1 A species, of cactus-thenopal-producesthe tuna or Indian fig .
2 We purchased there, by way of exchange, six thousand cocoa-nuts, and a hundred bags of pysanghs or Indian figs .
3 This tree is the Indian fig , and the fruit is very small, not larger than marbles; and without much flavor.
4 The prickly pear cactus, or Indian fig , of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family.
5 Here, too, were to be found the prickly pear or Indian fig , a plant which loves a more southern climate.
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