Meaning | large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears. |
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Synonym | Opuntia |
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Member of | Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family | constituting the order Opuntiales |
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Members | cholla, Opuntia cholla | arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments |
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prickly pear, prickly pear cactus | cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species |
Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
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Spanish | genus opuntia, opuntia |
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Catalan | genus opuntia, opuntia |
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