Opuntia

See also: opuntia

Translingual

Opuntia ficus-indica

Etymology

From Post-classical Latin opuntia, a plant from Opus (Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς (Opoûs)), a city in Locris.

Proper noun

Opuntia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – the prickly pears.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Opuntioideae - subfamily; Opuntieae - tribe

Hyponyms

For species see Opuntia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Opuntia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

Opuntiaceae (now Cactaceae)

References

Opuntia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Opuntia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Opuntia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Opuntia at USDA Plants database
“Opuntia, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2004.

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