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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 fruit
Familiarity information: PITAHAYA CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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