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pitahaya
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pitahaya has 2 senses
- pitahaya(n = noun.plant) acanthocereus pentagonus, acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus - cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit; Array has parts: pitahaya
- pitahaya(n = noun.food) Array - highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach; Array is a kind of edible fruit
is a kind of cactus
is a part of acanthocereus pentagonus, acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya, pitahaya cactus
CIDE DICTIONARY
pitahaya, n. [Sp., prob. from the native name.].
A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya ) of tropical America, which yields a delicious fruit. [1913 Webster]
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