Dragon Fruit Definition
noun
A night-blooming climbing cactus (Hylocereus undatus) native to Mexico and Central America, cultivated in tropical regions for its edible fruit.
American Heritage
The fruit of this plant, having red skin covered with large scales and white or pink flesh containing small black seeds.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Dragon Fruit
Noun
Singular:
dragon fruit
Plural:
dragon-fruitsOrigin of Dragon Fruit
Perhaps partial translation of Chinese terms such as Mandarin huǒlóngguǒ fire dragon fruit (so called from the appearance of the pads and fruit of the cacti) huǒlóng fire dragon (huǒ fire) (lóng dragon) guǒ fruit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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