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Definition of Opuntia Tuna

Opuntia Tuna
Tuna Tu"na, n. (Bot.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly.

Meaning of Opuntia Tuna from wikipedia

- Opuntia tuna is a species of cactus in the genus Opuntia. It is endemic to Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands...
- pear" refer to this species. The Spanish name tuna is also used for the fruit of this cactus and for Opuntia in general; according to Alexander von Humboldt...
- Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit...
- List of Opuntia species. The genus Opuntia is within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently...
- Estonian magazine Tuna, Spanish for prickly pear, the fruit of the Opuntia cacti Tuna, the Māori word for the New Zealand longfin eel Tunalikevirus, a genus...
- species and hybrids with other opuntias. Both the fruit and pads are eaten, the former often under the Spanish name tuna, the latter under the name nopal...
- medicine and food in Mexico. In contrast to the common fruit (tunas) from related Opuntia ficus-indica, it is less sweet, the color is a bland greenish...
- Sabana o Monte (Melocactus caesius), Guamacho (Pereskia guamacho), and Opuntia tuna as well as a few legumes (family Fabaceae) such as Mesquite (Prosopis...
- Nopal (plural nopales) is a common name in Spanish for Opuntia cacti (commonly referred to in English as prickly pear or tender cactus), as well as for...
- engelmannii Opuntia maxima Opuntia ×occidentalis Opuntia robusta Opuntia streptacantha Opuntia stricta Opuntia tomentosa Opuntia tuna Tacinga palmadora Like...