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cactus pear

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cactus pear  
n.  See tuna2.
tu·na 2   (tōō'nə, tyōō'-)   
n.  
  1. Any of several flat-jointed tropical American cacti of the genus Opuntia, which includes the prickly pears, especially O. tuna of Jamaica, having yellow flowers and edible red fruit.

  2. The edible fruit of any of these cacti. Also called cactus pear.


[American Spanish, from Taino.]
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