prickly pear prick·ly·pear uncommon noun 1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock Synonymsprickly pearprickly pear cactus 2. round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti Synonymsprickly pear Related words Word family prickly pear cactus Broader terms edible fruitcactus Narrower terms nopaltuna Parts prickly pearOpuntia Part of prickly pear WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
