Opuntia

//əˈpʌntiə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.

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genus opuntia

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"In Kenya, the opuntia cactus, also known as the prickly pear, is spreading, destroying thousands of acres of grassland, and making animals that eat it sick."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Opuntia.

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prickly pear

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