cactus pear
Americannoun
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Although it's the fruit of a cactus, it does not have any spines or needles on the outer skin, unlike its cousin, the cactus pear.
From US News
Whether what's coming is a West Texas farm boy playing Bach fugues on a cactus pear or the White House staff singing footlight favorites, you can bet your quadraphonic tape deck that Farrell and his competitors will be on hand, those contract-signing ballpoints at the ready; dig it.
From Time Magazine Archive
As prickly with faults as a cactus pear; but every year there are less prickles.
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