Prickly __ cactus Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
2. sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRICKLY (adjective)
1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2. very irritable
CACTUS (noun)
1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

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