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prickly pear cactus

prickly pear cactus

A cactus with flattened jointed stem pads, flowers along their edges and fleshy fruits called prickly pears.

Opuntia

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English
prickly pear cactus
Norwegian
fikenkaktus
Japanese
ウチワサボテン — うちわさぼてん — uchiwasaboten
Korean
가시배선인장 — gasibaeseoninjang
Spanish
chumbera
French
oponce
German
Feigenkaktus

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