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Opuntia   Listen
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Opuntia  n.  (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.





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... Indian fig, of the genus Opuntia is a common as well as a numerous family. The soil and climate of the southwest from Texas to California seem to be just to its liking. It grows rank and often forms dense thickets. The root is a tough wood from which, it is said, the best Mexican ...
— Arizona Sketches • Joseph A. Munk


Words linked to "Opuntia" :   cactus family, cholla, prickly pear, prickly pear cactus, Opuntia tuna, Opuntia lindheimeri, genus Opuntia


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