🔄 Synonyms of "Opuntia"
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| Word | Definition |
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| genus opuntianoun | large genus of cactuses native to america: prickly pears |
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| genus opuntianoun | large genus of cactuses native to america: prickly pears |
| spnoun | Spanish (language) |
| sppnoun | (British) Initialism of statutory paternity pay - payments made by an employer to a father who is absent from work after the birth of a child. |
| prickly pear cactusnoun | Alternative form of prickly pear (“various plants of the genus Opuntia”). [Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.] |
| opuntioidnoun | Any cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae |
| prickly pearnoun | The fruit, often edible, of such a plant. |
| cactus pearnoun | prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) |
| tunanoun | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| xoconostlenoun | The acidic fruit of this cactus. |
| nopalnoun | A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food. |
| jointed cactusnoun | Any of species Opuntia aurantiaca of South American cactuses. |
| bunny ears cactusnoun | Opuntia microdasys, a Mexican prickly pear cactus. |
| indian fignoun | Opuntia ficus-indica, a species of cactus also known as Indian fig opuntia. |
| airamponoun | The erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta. |
| cactus fignoun | Synonym of prickly pear (“fruit, plant”) (Opuntia spp.) |
| tiger pearnoun | The cactus Opuntia aurantiaca. |
| aaron's beard cactusnoun | Opuntia leucotricha, a type of cactus similar to prickly pear. |
| nopalerynoun | (chiefly historical) A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye. |
| bunny ear cactusnoun | Alternative form of bunny ears cactus. [Opuntia microdasys, a Mexican prickly pear cactus.] |
| nopalesnoun | (plural only) The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking. |
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