Prickly succulents (5)
I believe the answer is:
cacti
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prickly succulents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cacti that I've seen before include "Prickly Pears perhaps" , "they shoot in the desert" , "flowers" , "Tough plants" , "Desert features" .)