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Nopal

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Noun

1. nopal, opuntia lindheimeri

cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits

2. nopal

any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears

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Nopal

see synonyms of nopal
noun
1. 
any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect
2. 
a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruits
See also prickly pear

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Nopal

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noun
any of a genus (Nopalea) of cactuses with red flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear (N. cochinellifera)

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Nopal

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n. pl. no·pal·es (-pälĕs) also no·pals (-pəlz)
1. Any of various cacti having edible stems, especially the prickly pears.
2. The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus.

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