Cactus
Cactus noun - Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines.
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Prickly pear and cactus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prickly pear" instead a noun "Cactus".
Prickly pear
Prickly pear noun - Cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock.
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Synonyms for Prickly pear
Cactus and prickly pear are semantically related. You can use "Cactus" instead a noun phrase "Prickly pear".
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- In the same movie, Baloo explains to Mowgli in a song how to pick the fruit of the prickly pear... which is a species of cactus from the arid zones of America.
Source: Misplaced Vegetation - The only cactus to regularly be named in fiction are saguaro and prickly pear.
Source: Small Taxonomy Pools -
According to Mexica myth, their patron god told them to build a new city on a spot where they'll find an eagle eating a serpent while perched on a prickly pear cactus.
Source: Myth / Aztec Mythology
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