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opuntia
(ō pun′s̸hē ə, -s̸hə)
noun
any of a large genus (Opuntia) of cactus plants with red, purple, or yellow flowers, pulpy or dry berries, and fleshy, jointed stems, including the prickly pears and chollas
Origin: ModL < L (herba) Opuntia, (plant) of Opus, city in Locris
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noun
Any of various cacti of the genus Opuntia, especially the prickly pear.
Origin:
Origin: Latin (herba) Opūntia, Opuntian (herb)
Origin: , feminine of Opūntius, of Opus, an ancient town of east-central Greece
Origin: , from Opūs, Opūnt-, Opus
Origin: , from Greek Opous, Opount-
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