nopal

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food.

Similar words

opuntia lindheimeri cactus nopalery nopalry nopales cactus pear tuna prickly pear cactus prickly pear opuntia

Often followed by

cactus and is ine hedges of red or leaves

Word family

nopales nopals