Sentence:  The <WSD>Indian fig</WSD> is very different from other figs; when ripe, it is of an oval form, and of a colour inclining to yellow; it has a thick succulent rind, so covered with fine sharp prickles, as to render gloves, or some other substitute necessary, when peeling it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Certain prickly pears (genus "Opuntia"), in family Cactaceae: