Illustration of prickly pear
- prickly pear 1
prickly pear
noun
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or prickly pear fruit
: the pulpy, pear- or egg-shaped, edible, yellow to purplish-red fruit of various prickly pears (such as Opuntia ficus-indica) see tuna entry 2
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This product has avocado oil, prickly pear seed, jojoba oil, and so many other yummy ingredients that my skin drinks up.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Native to Puerto Rico and parts of the Leeward Islands, cowboy prickly pear can grow to 10 feet tall in the wild.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
This point was reinforced when we were asked to identify the source of chew marks on a prickly pear.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Sunflower seed oil, prickly pear oil, rosehip seed oil and betula alba bring vitamins and essentially fatty acids to the skin to calm, soothe and help protect against environmental aggressors.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Native to Puerto Rico and parts of the Leeward Islands, cowboy prickly pear can grow to 10 feet tall in the wild.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
This point was reinforced when we were asked to identify the source of chew marks on a prickly pear.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Sunflower seed oil, prickly pear oil, rosehip seed oil and betula alba bring vitamins and essentially fatty acids to the skin to calm, soothe and help protect against environmental aggressors.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for prickly pear
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“Prickly pear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prickly%20pear. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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