opuntioidadj.n.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈpʌntɪɔɪd/,

/ɒˈpʌntɪɔɪd/, U.S.

/oʊˈpən(t)iˌɔɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Opuntia n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < Opuntia n. + -oid suffix. In later use after scientific Latin Opuntioideae, subfamily name (1897).

Botany.

A. adj.

Resembling an opuntia in structure. Later also: of or relating to the cactus subfamily Opuntioideae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of or resembling tropical fruits

opuntioid1857

narra1947

1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. 408 Remarkable for the opuntioid constriction of the subfastigate branches.

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Opuntioid, resembling Opuntia, the prickly-pear.

1944 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 31 514/1 A lateral projection from the lower part of the margin..has the general appearance of opuntioid leaves.

1977 Bot. Gaz. 138 334/2 Only four opuntioid genera with fewer than 20 species have been consistently sustained in both liberal and conservative treatments of the subfamily.

2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 639 Tissue malic acid concentrations increased overnight in leaves and stems of all eight opuntioid species.

B. n.

A cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti

hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1944 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 31 515/1 Eopuntia..represents an intermediate stage between the remote ancestral cactoids and the advanced modern opuntioids.

1977 Bot. Gaz. 138 334/1 Although regarded as long-lived stem succulents, opuntioids are also woody plants.

2001 Brittonia 53 96 This assemblage of Western Caribbean opuntioids includes Consolea corallicola..and C. millspaughii subsp. caymanensis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opuntioid
释义	opuntioidadj.n. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈpʌntɪɔɪd/, /ɒˈpʌntɪɔɪd/, U.S. /oʊˈpən(t)iˌɔɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Opuntia n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < Opuntia n. + -oid suffix. In later use after scientific Latin Opuntioideae, subfamily name (1897). Botany. A. adj. Resembling an opuntia in structure. Later also: of or relating to the cactus subfamily Opuntioideae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of or resembling tropical fruits opuntioid1857 narra1947 1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. 408 Remarkable for the opuntioid constriction of the subfastigate branches. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Opuntioid, resembling Opuntia, the prickly-pear. 1944 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 31 514/1 A lateral projection from the lower part of the margin..has the general appearance of opuntioid leaves. 1977 Bot. Gaz. 138 334/2 Only four opuntioid genera with fewer than 20 species have been consistently sustained in both liberal and conservative treatments of the subfamily. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 161 639 Tissue malic acid concentrations increased overnight in leaves and stems of all eight opuntioid species. B. n. A cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1944 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 31 515/1 Eopuntia..represents an intermediate stage between the remote ancestral cactoids and the advanced modern opuntioids. 1977 Bot. Gaz. 138 334/1 Although regarded as long-lived stem succulents, opuntioids are also woody plants. 2001 Brittonia 53 96 This assemblage of Western Caribbean opuntioids includes Consolea corallicola..and C. millspaughii subsp. caymanensis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1857
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