opuntia
IPA: ˈoʊpʌnʃʌ
noun
- Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.
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Examples of "opuntia" in Sentences
- Its main food source is the cactus Opuntia.
- A favorite food in the wild is the Opuntia cactus.
- Fruits of many different species of cultivated Opuntia cactus.
- Prickly pear is a vernacular name for a species in the Opuntia genus.
- Opuntia are a genuis that is edable and can be eaten both raw and cooked.
- The pads of the opuntia drop off naturally and prolifically and root easily.
- They are also treated as a subgenus of Opuntia but are actually well distinct.
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