cactus pear

noun

1. tuna ².

Example Sentences

Although it's the fruit of a cactus, it does not have any spines or needles on the outer skin, unlike its cousin, the cactus pear.

From US News

Whether what's coming is a West Texas farm boy playing Bach fugues on a cactus pear or the White House staff singing footlight favorites, you can bet your quadraphonic tape deck that Farrell and his competitors will be on hand, those contract-signing ballpoints at the ready; dig it.

From Time Magazine Archive

As prickly with faults as a cactus pear; but every year there are less prickles.

From Project Gutenberg