- prickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
--1 is a kind of cactus
--1 is a member of Opuntia, genus Opuntia
--1 has parts: prickly pear
--1 has particulars: nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri; tuna, Opuntia tuna