| 单词 | prickly pear |
| 释义 | prickly pear noun[C] uk/ˌprɪk.əl.i ˈpeər/us/ˌprɪk.əl.i ˈper/atypeofcactus(=desertplant)that hasovalfruitwithsharpspineson them 仙人果 Danita Delimont/Gallo Images/GettyImages Common plants
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of fruit Examplesofprickly pearprickly pear The fruit of thepricklypearcactus is eaten by people and the cactus leaves are eaten by cattle after their spines have been burned off. From theCambridge English Corpus Other common names for this plant include black-spined pricklypear, long-spinepricklypear, purple pricklypear, and redeyepricklypear. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trees include oak,pricklypear, mahogany, kapok tree, pine, and guanacaste. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thepricklypearcan spread and diminish the area for bird's nesting sites. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The driest hilltops even supportpricklypearcactus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The landscape of the park is hilly, with many cedar, live oak,pricklypearcacti, and yuccas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In this region, bears occasionally move to more open areas to feed onpricklypearcactus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Longhorn cactus beetles feed on chollas andpricklypearcacti, and are known to feed on saguaro seedlings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is sometimes called the sprawlingpricklypeardue to its short stems and habit of growing close to the ground. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His other interests included reducing sand erosion, promoting wattle cultivation for the tanning industry, and control (or utilisation) ofpricklypear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These were in turn surrounded by hedges ofpricklypearor cactus, making them strong natural places of defence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several of the men died on this expedition from eatingpricklypear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most culinary uses of the termpricklypearrefer to this species. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other potential nesting sites range from desert plants such as mesquite,pricklypear, yucca to occasional occurrences of oak and pine trees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It may be flavoured withpricklypearfruit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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