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(nō′pəl, nō päl′)

noun

any of a genus (Nopalea) of cactuses with red flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear (N. cochinellifera)

Origin: Sp < Nahuatl noʾpalli, prickly pear cactus

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noun

Any of various cacti of the genera Nopalea or Opuntia, including the prickly pear and similar species.
The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus.

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Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl nopalli

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