prickly pears

Thorny desert produce

Prickly pears are the fruit of certain cacti, oval-shaped with a thick skin covered in small spines.

The flesh inside is sweet and edible, ranging from green to deep red.

The name also applies to the cactus itself, native to the Americas but now widespread.

She carefully peeled the prickly pear before eating it.

fruit

tuna

Large edible ocean fish

peel · juicy · sweet · magenta · edible · refreshing · fiber · antioxidants · vitamin C · jam

cuisine

nopales

Edible cactus segments

pickled · ensalada · Mexican · Mediterranean · Sicilian · North African · paddle · sliced · sautéed · traditional

desert

cactus

Spiny desert plant

spines · drought-tolerant · sand · mesa · chaparral · sunbaked · arroyo · thorny · foraging · barren

Opposites
surface texture

prickly pearspeaches

Fuzzy stone fruit

nectarines · plums · grapes · cherries · bananas

climate/habitat

prickly pearstropical fruits

Produce from hot climates

Family

prickly, prickles, prickling, prickly pear, prickliness

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G