opuntia
/ (ɒˈpʌnʃɪə) /
any cactus of the genus Opuntia, esp prickly pear, having fleshy branched stems and green, red, or yellow flowers
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How to use opuntia in a sentence
The cochineal insect is indigenous here, and is found upon the Cactus opuntia.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineAnd presently Pablo noted something on the ground, at a distance, beside a clump of opuntia.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleI am greatly obliged to you about the opuntia, and shall be glad if you can remember Catalpa.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinPrickly-pear cactus (opuntia lindheimeri) was common in those stands of mesquite, and we saw an occasional yucca tree.
Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, Mxico | Robert K SelanderThe most widely distributed of the various groups of cacti is the prickly pear group of the genus opuntia.
The Fantastic Clan | John James Thornber
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