Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit.

synonyms: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus.

Highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach.

Polish: smoczy owoc, księżycowy kwiat, pitaja, pitahaja, truskawkowa gruszka, pitahaya, pitaya