Meaning Of The Word Nopal

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nopal in American English
any of a genus (Nopalea) of cactuses with red flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear (N. cochinellifera)
noun: any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear

nopal in British English
noun: any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect

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