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Definition of Pitaya
1. pitahaya [n -S] - See also: pitahaya
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitaya
Literary usage of Pitaya
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"61) (Hylocereus, Lemaireocereus, and Cereus) The fruits of many cacti are known
in tropical America by the name pitaya, also spelled pitahaya, ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"On this account the pitaya variety deserves attention. ... In his most recent
travels in the Andes he found this cinchona at pitaya only on dry slop« and ..."
3. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Provides the hard Cartagena-bark or West pitaya-bark, one extremely rich in
alkaloids. It is a species of robust constitution, grows with rapidity and vigor ..."
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