prickly pear cactus(n = noun.plant) prickly pear - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock;
is a kind of cactus
has parts: prickly pear
is a member of genus opuntia, opuntia
has particulars: nopal, opuntia lindheimeri, opuntia tuna, tuna

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