Definition of opuntia Opuntia
o•pun•ti•a
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What does opuntia mean?
WordNet
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| opuntia - large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears | ||
| genus Opuntia | ||
| caryophylloid dicot genus genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers | ||
| cactaceae, cactus family, family cactaceae constituting the order Opuntiales | ||
| prickly pear cactus, prickly pear round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti | ||
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Wiktionary 
- opuntia (Noun)
A genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- opuntia (n.)
A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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opuntia
ō-pun′shi-a, n. a genus of cacti
