dragon fruit

American  

[drag-uhn froot] / ˈdræg ən ˌfrut /

Or dragonfruit

noun

1. a round or oval fruit produced by any of several cactus species, especially Selenicereus undatus, usually having red, pink, or yellow scaly skin and sweet white or red pulp filled with small black seeds.

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dragon fruit British  

noun

1. another name for pitahaya

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Etymology

Origin of dragon fruit

First recorded in 1960–65; probably a loan translation from a Southeast Asian language

Example Sentences

One quirk of dragon fruit farming is that its flowers only bloom at night and into the early hours of the morning.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The family farm had been growing coconuts and mango, but he had another crop in mind - dragon fruit.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

McDonald’s recently tested Sprite with lemon-vanilla syrup and dragon fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Thai and Indonesian officials fed the animals bananas and dragon fruit while they were being displayed inside their crates at the Bangkok airport before they were taken onto the plane.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

My skin feels prickly, like the spikes from a dragon fruit are rolling up and down my arm.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya