noun
Origin: ModL < L (herba) Opuntia, (plant) of Opus, city in Locris
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noun
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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