genus Opuntia

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genus Opuntia - large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pearsOpuntiacaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowersCactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae - constituting the order Opuntialesprickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stockcholla, Opuntia cholla - arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico