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prickly pear

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌprickly ˈpear noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa type of cactus that has yellow flowers and red fruit. The fruit is also called a prickly pear. 梨果仙人掌;仙人果
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prickly pearWith an Epilady you don't end up with a prickly pear.Dance off that burnt passion fruit tart with fresh mango and prickly pear to get a head start on 2001 resolutions.When they thinned out he headed for the cherry blossoms, then magnolia, chinaberry, pecan, walnut and prickly pear.He was an old countryman with a betel-ravaged mouth, the cancerous tongue sticking helplessly out like a crimson prickly pear.We could see grassy tracks winding through the fields between stone walls and hedges of prickly pear.Did Zenaida burn up, poisoned herself by the robe of prickly pear?Heading up an orange-dirt trail, she passes prickly pear cactus and yucca.
ˌprickly ˈpear nounChineseSyllable
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prickly pear
ˌprickly ˈpear noun [uncountable and countable]
a type of cactus that has yellow flowers and red fruit. The fruit is also called a prickly pear.


prickly pearBrE /ˌprɪkli ˈpeə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌprɪkli ˈper/ 🔊 nouna type of cactus with prickles (= sharp parts like needles), and yellow flowers 仙人果,刺梨(仙人掌属植物,花黄色)the reddish fruit of the prickly pear that is shaped like a pear and can be eaten 仙人果(梨状,红色,可食用)