prickly pear
Spiny desert fruit
A prickly pear is a cactus with flat, paddle-shaped segments covered in spines, native to the Americas.
The name also refers to its edible fruit, which is oval, often reddish or purple, and—despite careful handling—notorious for its fine, hair-like spines: She made prickly pear jelly from fruit gathered in the desert.
Edible cactus segments
- paddlesHandheld water propulsion tools
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
xerophyte · perennial · propagation · segmented · fleshy · waxy · photosynthesis · chlorophyll
Edible cactus segments
- nopalitosPrepared prickly pear segments
- jamCooked fruit spread
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- marmaladeCitrus preserve with peel
syrup · agua fresca · juice · smoothie · sorbet · candy · wine · vinegar
Large edible ocean fish
sweet · magenta · edible · peelable · gelatinous · antioxidants · vitamin C · fiber
Sharp plant projections
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
piercing · hooked · sticker · irritating · hair-like · detachable · embedded · tweezers
Devoid of water
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
mesquite · sand · sunbaked · drought · erosion control · javelina · roadrunner · xeriscape
nopales
Edible cactus segments
drought-tolerant · xerophyte · perennial · propagation · segmented · fleshy · waxy · photosynthesis · chlorophyll · stomata
nopales
Edible cactus segments
marmalade · syrup · agua fresca · juice · smoothie · sorbet · candy · wine · vinegar · salsa
tuna
Large edible ocean fish
juicy · sweet · magenta · edible · peelable · gelatinous · antioxidants · vitamin C · fiber · pectin
thorns
Sharp plant projections
needle-like · piercing · hooked · sticker · irritating · hair-like · detachable · embedded · tweezers · protective
arid
Devoid of water
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
chaparral · mesquite · sand · sunbaked · drought · erosion control · javelina · roadrunner · xeriscape · hardy
- Cactisaguaro, barrel cactus, cholla, cereus, Christmas cactus
- dryland plantssagebrush, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, saltbush, greasewood
- Texas prairietallgrass prairie, shortgrass prairie, High Plains, Panhandle, buffalo grass
- cactus fruitsdragon fruit, pitaya
- Opuntia Cactinopal, beaver tail, cow tongue
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
prickly pearlamb's ear
Soft-leaved ground cover
moss · fern · pussy willow · soft grass · peach fuzz
prickly pearwater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
lotus · water hyacinth · duckweed · cattail · willow
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