Pear-shaped
71prickly pear — noun Date: 1612 1. opuntia; especially any of those with flat spiny joints called also prickly pear cactus compare cholla 2. the pulpy pear shaped edible fruit of various prickly pears (as Opuntia ficus indica) …
72prickly pear — noun 1》 a cactus with flattened, jointed stems which produces prickly, pear shaped fruits. [Opuntia ficus indica and related species.] 2》 the edible orange or red fruit of the prickly pear …
73prickly pear — ► NOUN ▪ a cactus with flattened, jointed stems which produces prickly, pear shaped fruits …
74prickly pear — ☆ prickly pear n. 1. a) any of various cactuses (genus Opuntia) having large, flat, oval stem joints and edible fruits: many species have barbed spines b) the pear shaped fruit of such a plant 2. NOPAL …
75avocado pear — noun a pear shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed • Syn: ↑avocado, ↑alligator pear, ↑aguacate • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑avocado, ↑ …
76egg-shaped — adj oval, ovate, ovoid, oviform, elliptical, ellipsoid; obovate, pear shaped, bell shaped …
77choke pear — noun A torture device consisting of a metal body (usually pear shaped) divided into spoon like segments that can be spread apart by turning a screw …
78prickly pear — shaped fruit of a kind of cactus …
79prickly pear — /prɪkli ˈpɛə/ (say priklee pair) noun 1. the pear shaped or ovoid, often prickly, and sometimes edible fruit of any of certain species of cactus (genus Opuntia). 2. any of a number of species of Opuntia, as O. stricta, native to Mexico, which has …
80egg-shaped — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oviform, oval, ovate, ovoid, elliptical. See rotundity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. oval, ovate, elliptical, pear shaped; see oblong …
