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NOPAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nopal" is a kind of...):
cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)
Holonyms ("nopal" is a member of...):
genus Nopalea; Nopalea (a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
Synonyms:
nopal; Opuntia lindheimeri
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("nopal" is a kind of...):
prickly pear; prickly pear cactus (cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock)