Definition of Opuntias. Meaning of Opuntias. Synonyms of Opuntias

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Definition of Opuntias

Opuntia
Opuntia O*pun"ti*a, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.

Meaning of Opuntias from wikipedia

- Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit...
- Opuntia ficus-indica, the Indian fig opuntia, fig opuntia, or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown...
- 800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae). Most members...
- Opuntia cochenillifera is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. It may have been endemic to Mexico, but has been widely introduced. The first...
- Opuntia microdasys (angel's-wings, bunny ears cactus, bunny cactus or polka-dot cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae...
- Opuntia humifusa, commonly known as the devil's-tongue, eastern prickly pear or Indian fig, is a cactus of the genus Opuntia present in parts of the eastern...
- "The Opuntias of Mississippi" (PDF). Haseltonia. 14: 111–126. doi:10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.111. Retrieved 26 January 2018. Opuntia cespitosa Opuntia Web...
- (Opuntia has no sheaths). A few species of mat- or clump-forming opuntioid cacti are currently placed in the genus Grusonia. Collectively, opuntias, chollas...
- List of Opuntia species. The genus Opuntia is within the tribe Opuntieae of the subfamily Opuntioideae, in the family Cactaceae. Species of Opuntia currently...
- Opuntia littoralis is a species of prickly pear cactus known by the common name coastal pricklypear. It is sometimes called the sprawling prickly pear...