PITAHAYA CACTUS

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Meaning:

Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit

Synonyms:

Acanthocereus pentagonus; Acanthocereus tetragonus; pitahaya; pitahaya cactus

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Nouns denoting plants

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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