noun
a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Nopalea
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family
• Member Meronyms: ↑nopal
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\\nōˈpālēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of cacti differing from Opuntia with which it is sometimes combined by the erect petals and scarlet flowers with stamens that are much longer than the petals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.