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Meaning of "prickly pear" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRICKLY PEAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRICKLY PEAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prickly pear is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRICKLY PEAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prickly pear in the English dictionary

The definition of prickly pear in the dictionary is the fruit of any of these plants.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRICKLY PEAR

prick
prick song
prick up one´s ears
prick-tease
prick-teaser
prick-teasing
pricker
pricket
pricking
prickle
pricklier
prickliest
prickliness
pricklings
prickly
prickly ash
prickly heat
prickly poppy
prickwood
pricky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRICKLY PEAR

alligator pear
anchovy pear
appear
Asian pear
Bartlett pear
coappear
compear
Conference pear
disappear
gum digger´s spear
pear
reappear
spear
upspear
wild pear
Williams pear

Synonyms and antonyms of prickly pear in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prickly pear» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRICKLY PEAR

Find out the translation of prickly pear to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prickly pear from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prickly pear» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仙人球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tuna
570 millions of speakers

English

prickly pear
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काँटेदार नाशपाती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التين الشوكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опунция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pera espinhosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁকড়া পিয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

figue de Barbarie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pir berduri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaktusfeige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウチワサボテン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의욕적 인 배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prickly pear
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lê gai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்கள் நிறைந்த பியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटेरी PEAR
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dikenli armut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fico d´India
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opuncja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опунция
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pere fileu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φραγκόσυκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turksvy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fikonkaktus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikkende pære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prickly pear

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLY PEAR»

The term «prickly pear» is regularly used and occupies the 88.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLY PEAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prickly pear» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prickly pear» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prickly pear

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICKLY PEAR»

Discover the use of prickly pear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prickly pear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prickly Pear Cactus Medicine: Treatments for Diabetes, ...
This book provides the spark to move the prickly pear from beyond ethnic use to mainstream acceptance.
Ran Knishinsky, 2004
2
The Prickly Pear Cookbook
Those bristly cactus spines are guarding something really good to eat.
Carolyn J. Niethammer, 2004
3
Prickly Pear
Attacked by a stranger and held at knife point Camile wasn't afraid of him.
Ronda Thompson, 1999
4
Prickly Pear as Stock Feed
"Prickly pears may be fed to live stock in a green, succulent condition right from the field as needed.
David Griffiths, 1920
5
Prickly Pear: The Social History of a Plant in the Eastern Cape
While there are many studies of the global influence of crops and plants, this is perhaps the first social history based around a plant in South Africa.
William Beinart, L. E. Wotshela, 2012
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Feeding Prickly Pear to Stock in Texas
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Griffiths David, 2009
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Textbook of Natural Medicine
g PHARMACOLOGY Analgesic Effect Prickly pear fruits and pads had significant analgesic effects in mice.15 Prickly pear fruit injected intraperitoneally (400 mg/ kg) had an analgesic effect comparable to that of aspirin (70 mg/kg) in vivo.
Joseph E. Pizzorno, Michael T. Murray, 2012
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Cactus Country: A Friendly Introduction to Cacti of the ...
CACTUS. Recipes. Prickly Pear Cactus Jelly 99 Prickly Pear Puree 100 Prickly Pear Salad Dressing 100 Prickly Pear Marmalade 100 Prickly Pear Preserves 101 Prickly Pear Conserve with Rhubarb 101 Cheese and Rice Topped Nopales  ...
Jim Willoughby, Sue Willoughby, 1998
9
Legends and Lore of Texas Wildflowers
Prickly Pear Cactus Family (Cactaceae) Common Names: Nopal, Pest Pear, Flap -jack Cactus, Devil Cactus, Purple Prickly, Blind Prickly Pear he national flower emblem of Mexico is the prickly pear or nopal cactus. According to legend, the ...
Elizabeth Silverthorne, 2002
10
Galápagos: A Natural History
Two kinds grow to the size of respectable trees: the prickly pear (a species of the genus Opuntia) and the candelabra (of the genus Jasminocereus). They are easy to distinguish because prickly pears are shaped like more conventional trees, ...
John C. Kricher, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRICKLY PEAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prickly pear is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bernal Heights Gets a Party Bus
If it's a cocktail you want, you could lean towards Sierra Blanca (Sotol Siempre, green Chartreuse, lime, prickly pear, and pistachio tincture) or ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Versatile cactus extolled and honored
SANTA CRUZ >> The culture of nopal, or prickly pear cactus, in California stretches back to 1769, the year Franciscan padres under the ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Tyranena offers 'Brew with a View'
... for non-alcoholic options, Tyranena's house-made Root Beer Soda will be available as well as El Grito Taqueria's Prickly Pear Lemonade. «hngnews.com, Jul 15»
4
Culmination of Last Chance Stampede and Fair: After a year of work …
Their mom, Marla, grew up raising 4-H livestock on the family's Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch and she wanted her children to gain the same ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
5
Beetle juice just one wonder of Florida scrub
At first glance, it looks like a tuft of cotton caught on a prickly pear spine. But press a bit of that fluff between your fingers and watch it bleed a ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
6
Mexican food and culture celebration at Festival del Nopal
The cactus, particularly the prickly pear, has been a staple of the diet of Mexicans and Latin Americans for centuries. In 2010, former Santa Cruz ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Craft distillery JEM Brewing Co. takes advantage of extra space in …
New products include a whiskey barrel-aged gin and a prickly pear-flavored vodka. Tours are offered at the site on Fridays and Saturdays, ... «Denton Record Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Brigantine Garden Club news, July 25
These can all be viewed at the refuge, including but not limited to beach plum, obedient plant, horsemint, prickly pear, coral honeysuckle and ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
9
Quality, creativity and authenticity
The final class in this year's Desert Cooking Series, prickly pear fruit harvesting, is Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Participants will learn about creative ... «Inside Tucson Business, Jul 15»
10
8/1 and 8/2: Learn how to cook with prickly pear cactus
You've probably tasted prickly pear jelly, maybe you've sipped a margarita flavored and colored with the distinctively vivid cactus fruit juice ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Prickly pear [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prickly-pear>. Apr 2024 ».
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