noun
1. cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
• Syn: ↑prickly pear cactus
• Hypernyms: ↑cactus
• Hyponyms: ↑nopal, ↑Opuntia lindheimeri, ↑tuna, ↑Opuntia tuna
• Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntia, ↑genus Opuntia
2. round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti
• Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit
• Part Holonyms: ↑prickly pear cactus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.