nopal
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear.
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How to use nopal in a sentence
Several plantations of nopal, or cactus, were laid out, and the first harvest was gathered in 1858.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I | Karl Ritter von ScherzerIllness may also result from small stones, or the spine of the nopal placed in the body by the same agency.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl LumholtzIn the central part of the country they use a spear made of a thin reed and tipped with thorns of the nopal.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl LumholtzThe "nopal" or prickly pears have been rooted up, as well as most of the vines and figs.
Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I | Sir Moses Montefiore"I think he is going to make an offering of the new bow to Chinigchinich," answered nopal.
History of California | Helen Elliott Bandini
British Dictionary definitions for nopal
/ (ˈnəʊpəl) /
any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect
a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruits: See also prickly pear
Origin of nopal
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