Opuntia
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| any cactus of the genus Opuntia, esp prickly pear, having fleshy branched stems and green, red, or yellow flowers | |
| [C17: New Latin, from Latin Opuntia (herba) the Opuntian (plant), from Opus, ancient town of Locris, Greece] | |
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| opuntia | |
noun | |
| large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears |
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