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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Opuntia, genus Opuntianoun

    large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears

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  1. opuntianoun

    A genus of flower, of which the only current member is the prickly pear.

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  1. Opuntia

    Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear or pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus. The genus is named for the Ancient Greek city of Opus, where, according to Theophrastus, an edible plant grew and could be propagated by rooting its leaves. The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia (O. ficus-indica).

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  1. opuntia

    Opuntia, commonly known as prickly pear, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. It is native to the Americas, but has spread worldwide. Known for their flat, paddle-like segments and characterized by a cluster of fine, tiny prickly spines called glochids, opuntia species are often used for food, medicine, and ornamental plants.

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  1. Opuntia

    Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200 species distributed throughout most of the Americas. Chollas are now separated into the genus Cylindropuntia, which some still consider a subgenus of Opuntia. Austrocylindropuntia, Corynopuntia and Micropuntia are also often included in the present genus, but like Cylindropuntia they seem rather well distinct. Brasiliopuntia and Miqueliopuntia are closer relatives of Opuntia. The most commonly culinary species is the Indian Fig Opuntia. Most culinary uses of the term "prickly pear" refer to this species. Prickly pears are also known as "tuna", "nopal" or nopales, from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus. The genus is named for the Ancient Greek city of Opus where, according to Theophrastus, an edible plant grew which could be propagated by rooting its leaves.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Opuntia

    ō-pun′shi-a, n. a genus of cacti.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Opuntia

    A plant genus of the family CACTACEAE. Species with cylindrical joints are called Cholla; flat jointed ones are Prickly-pear.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of opuntia in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of opuntia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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