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  • 61prickly pear — noun 1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock • Syn: ↑prickly pear cactus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Hyponyms: ↑nopal, ↑Opuntia lindheimeri, ↑tuna, ↑ …

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  • 62Prickly poppy — Poppy Pop py, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all …

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  • 63prickly 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) …

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  • 64Prickly anglerfish — Taxobox name = Prickly anglerfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Lophiiformes familia = Himantolophidae genus = Himantolophus species = H. appelii binomial = Himantolophus appelii binomial authority = (Clarke …

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  • 65Prickly Girdled Lizard — Taxobox name = Prickly Girdled Lizard status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Cordylidae genus = Pseudocordylus species = P. spinosus binomial = Pseudocordylus… …

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  • 66prickly 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 …

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  • 67prickly-ash — amerikinė uosrūtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūtinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Zanthoxylum americanum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Zanthoxylum… …

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  • 68prickly anglerfishes — kamuolžuvinės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Vandenynų gelmės. 2 gentys, prickly anglerfishes15 rūšių. atitikmenys: lot. Himantolophidae angl. football fishes; prickly anglerfishes rus. гимантолофовые… …

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  • 69prickly lettuce — noun European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States • Syn: ↑horse thistle, ↑Lactuca serriola, ↑Lactuca scariola • Hypernyms: ↑compass plant, ↑compass flower * * * noun …

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  • 70prickly pear cactus — noun cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock • Syn: ↑prickly pear • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Hyponyms: ↑nopal, ↑Opuntia lindheimeri, ↑tuna, ↑ …

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