1.
[syn: pitahaya cactus, pitahaya, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus pentagonus]
2. highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pitahaya \Pit`a*ha"ya\, n. [Sp., prob. from the native name.]
(Bot.)
A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya) of tropical America,
which yields a delicious fruit.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pitahaya
n 1: cactus of the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico having edible juicy fruit [syn: pitahaya cactus,
pitahaya, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus
pentagonus]
2: highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright
red juice; often as large as a peach