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Opuntia n. (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.

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... to Can Mallorqui was sad and silent. Pepet led the way, the bimbau between his lips buzzing like a gad-fly. From time to time he stopped to throw a stone at a bird or at a puffed-up black lizard darting among the opuntia cactus. Little impression did death make upon him! Margalida walked at her mother's side, silent, abstracted, her eyes opened very wide, beautiful bovine eyes, which looked in every direction reflecting not a single thought. She seemed to forget that behind her was Don Jaime, the senor, the ...

— The Dead Command - From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan • Vicente Blasco Ibanez

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... cactus, or Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family. The soil and climate of the southwest from Texas to California seem to be just to its liking. It grows rank and often forms dense thickets. The root is a tough wood from which, it is said, the best Mexican ...

— Arizona Sketches • Joseph A. Munk

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Words linked to "Opuntia" : Opuntia tuna, Opuntia lindheimeri, cholla, cactus family, prickly pear cactus