The prickly pear is a kind of cactus. When you eat the fruit of the cactus, you have to be very careful to remove the thorns from the fruit. The entire cactus including the fruit is covered in thorns.
A prune is a dried plum. Prunes are wrinkly and chewy and are very good for you.
Some kinds of plums are also sold as prunes - these are just plums with an easily removed seed.
The word pudding can be used to describe a lot of different desserts. Christmas puddings are a heavy, boiled cake full of fruit and usually served with custard. Other puddings can be milk based desserts, rice based desserts or one of many other desserts that are called puddings.
Pumpkins are a large vegetable that grows on a vine that normally covers the ground. Pumpkins can grow very, very big, weighing over 100 kilograms. They usually are bright orange inside. They can be made into soup, pies, roasted or simply have a face cut into it and used as a lantern at Halloween.
Punch is a name given to any mixed drink, alcoholic or not, that has fruit juice in it. Punch is usually served in a large bowl, with a ladle for people to help themselves to the drink.
