Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prickly_pear

2 senses of prickly pear

Sense 1
prickly pear, prickly pear cactus -- (cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock)
       => cactus -- (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Sense 2
prickly pear -- (round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti)
       => edible fruit -- (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)