Opuntia

prop. n.

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(Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.

Noun

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Opuntia - large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears Synonyms: genus Opuntia

Cactaceae, cactus family, caryophylloid dicot genus, cholla, family Cactaceae, genus Opuntia, Opuntia cholla, prickly pear, prickly pear cactus