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pitahaya

NOUN
  1. cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
  2. highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach

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  • The pitahaya season in San Diego goes from October 1 to around mid-November.
  • The dark red, spiny fruit of the organ cactus, the pitahaya is used in savory sauces or eaten fresh. The dark red, spiny fruit of the organ cactus, the pitahaya is used in savory sauces or eaten fresh. Esta es la fruta espinosa, de color rojo, del cactus órgano. Se utiliza en salsas saladas o para comerse fresca.
  • They were evidently so enamored of the pitahaya cactus that they picked the seeds out of their feces and ate them again. Almost an Island: Travels in Baja California by Bruce Berger
  • And the fruit of the prickly pear, the pitahayas - what do they contain?
  • Aguas are made from guava, pitahaya, pineapple, guarapo (sugar cane juice) and other local fruit. The Cuisine of Tabasco: Heartland Of Pre-Hispanic Cooking
  • Pitahaya are being grown commercially in South America, Central America and in Israel
  • Preserves and marmalades of quince, figs and peaches, as well as the native pitahaya, are specialties of Durango. The Food of Durango, Mexico's Wild West
  • pitahaya" (_Cereus giganteus_), with columnar shafts and straight upright arms, like the branches of gigantic candelabra; the echino-cacti, too -- those huge mammals of the vegetable world, resting their globular or egg-shaped forms, without trunk or stalk, upon the surface of the earth. The Rifle Rangers
  • Especially impressive are some massive specimens of cardón, pitahaya (one reckoned to be more than 500 years old) and garambullo. Part one - La Paz and El Triunfo: from beaches and baskets to mines, music and marine park
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