Any prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia (including the former genus Nopalea); esp. O. cochinellifera, formerly cultivated as a food plant of…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > cochineal cactus (5) nopal1578 Any prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia (including the former genus Nopalea); esp. O. cochinellifera, formerly cultivated as a food plant of… fig1582 In the East and West Indies popularly applied (like the corresponding words in French, Spanish, and Portuguese), to the Banana, also to the… cochineal-tree1697 cochineal fig: the cactus-plant, Opuntia (Nopalea) cochinillifera, on which the cochineal-insect feeds. Also cochineal-tree. cochineal fig1785 cochineal fig: the cactus-plant, Opuntia (Nopalea) cochinillifera, on which the cochineal-insect feeds. Also cochineal-tree. Subcategories:— plantation (1) |
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