Opuntia

Other forms: Opuntias

Definitions of Opuntia
  1. noun
    large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
    synonyms: genus Opuntia
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    type of:
    caryophylloid dicot genus
    genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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