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Meaning of OPUNTIA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
 

OPUNTIA is a 7 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: genus Opuntia
 
 See Also: Cactaceae, cactus family, caryophylloid dicot genus, cholla, family Cactaceae, Opuntia cholla, prickly pear, prickly pear cactus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O*pun"ti*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian
fig.
 

 

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