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Opuntia

noun
1.
Large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears.  Synonym: genus Opuntia.



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Opuntia cholla
Opuntia lindheimeri
Opuntia tuna


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... OPUNTIA, the prickly pear, or Indian fig cactus, is a large typical group, comprising some 150 species, found in North America, the West Indies, and warmer parts of South America, extending as far as Chile. In aspect they are very distinct from any of the other groups. ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 - "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" • Various
... gods! did I engage, When to console Menoetius' feeble age, I vowed his much-loved offspring to restore, Charged with rich spoils, to fair Opuntia's shore?(252) But mighty Jove cuts short, with just disdain, The long, long views of poor designing man! One fate the warrior and the friend shall strike, And Troy's black sands must drink our blood alike: Me too ...
— The Iliad of Homer • Homer


Words linked to "Opuntia" :   family Cactaceae, prickly pear, genus Opuntia, Cactaceae, cactus family, Opuntia tuna, cholla, prickly pear cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, caryophylloid dicot genus


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