fico d'India

Definitions of fico d'India
  1. noun
    cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
    synonyms: ficodindia
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    types:
    tonno
    tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
    type of:
    cactus
    any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
  2. noun
    round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
    synonyms: ficodindia
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    type of:
    frutto
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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