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noun
Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Opuntia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caryophylloid dicot genus
History
Borrowed from Translingual Opuntia.
Across languages
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