genus opuntia
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1. large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | caryophylloid dicot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | prickly pear, prickly pear cactus, |
| definition | : | cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | cholla, opuntia cholla, |
| definition | : | arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico (noun.plant) |
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