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• PRICKLY PEAR (noun) The noun PRICKLY PEAR has 2 senses: 1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock 2. round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti Familiarity information: PRICKLY PEAR used as a noun is rare.
