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PITAHAYA CACTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pitahaya cactus mean? 

PITAHAYA CACTUS (noun)
  The noun PITAHAYA CACTUS has 1 sense:

1. cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruitplay

  Familiarity information: PITAHAYA CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PITAHAYA CACTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Acanthocereus pentagonus; Acanthocereus tetragonus; pitahaya; pitahaya cactus

Hypernyms ("pitahaya cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Meronyms (parts of "pitahaya cactus"):

pitahaya (highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach)


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