Definitions for opuntia
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Princeton's WordNet
Opuntia, genus Opuntia(noun)
large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
Wiktionary
opuntia(Noun)
A genus of flower, of which the only current member is the prickly pear.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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