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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


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