Opuntian.

Brit.

/ə(ʊ)ˈpʌnʃ(ɪ)ə/,

/ɒˈpʌnʃ(ɪ)ə/, U.S.

/oʊˈpənʃ(i)ə/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opuntia.

Etymology: < Middle French, French opuntia (1562 in Du Pinet's translation of Pliny (compare quot. 1601); 1561 in Du Pinet's translation of Matthioli's commentary on Dioscorides) < post-classical Latin opuntia a plant growing near Opus, a town of Locris, ancient Greece (1561 in Du Pinet's Historia Plantarum, a Latin version of Matthioli's commentary on Dioscorides), use as noun of feminine singular of classical Latin Opuntius of or belonging to Opus < Opunt-, Opus, the name of the town ( < ancient Greek Ὀποῦντ-, Ὀποῦς) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Italian opunzia (a1498).Classical Latin opuntia does not appear in Pliny's text (which has: circa Opuntem est herba etiam homini dulcis ‘in the region of Opus there grows a herb which is also sweet-tasting to people), nor does any corresponding Greek form in the passage of Theophrastus ( Historia Plantarum 1.7.3) on which Pliny's account is based.

Originally: †a plant of Opus (a town in Locris, Greece) referred to by Pliny ( Nat. Hist. 21. 104) as sending out roots from its leaves (obsolete). Later: a genus of branched, often treelike, cacti native to North and South America with flattened or cylindrical jointed stems, lateral, chiefly yellow, flowers, and fleshy or dry, often edible, fruits; (also opuntia) a cactus of this genus (also called prickly pear), (originally) spec. the Indian fig, Opuntia ficus-indica.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) i. 239.

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

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pigface1830

window plant1838

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > prickly pear

tuna1555

Opuntia1601

prickled pear1610

prickle pear1610

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > prickly pear plants

tuna1555

Opuntia1601

prickled pear1610

prickle pear1610

prickpear1622

Indian fig1631

prickly pear1696

pimploe1698

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 99 About the cittie Opus there is an hearbe called Opuntia, which men delight to eat: this admirable gift the leafe hath, That if it be laid in the ground, it will take root.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. p. vi Tab. VIII Shews..the sort of Prickly Pear, thought in Jamaica to be that particular kind of Opuntia, whereon feeds the small Worm or Beatle, from whence comes in Cochineel.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxi. 293 Opuntias are composed of flat joints connected together.

1838 ‘Texian’ Mexico v. Texas 10 Hardly can one find, here and there, a sturdy agave, or a half-withered opuntia.

1887 Gardeners' Chron. 29 Oct. 520/3 Opuntias are used as fences, and the fruits are eaten by the poor Kaffirs.

1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 306 There are many kinds of Opuntia, with jointed stems, cylindrical or flattened, armed with bristles, usually with spines.

1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. 35 The ‘devil's palms’, diminutive-leafed opuntias, diabolically bristling with thorns.

1991 Amer. Horticulturist Nov. 8/2 The fruit (tuna) and flat, fleshy pads (nopales) of Opuntia species are enormously popular foods in Mexico and South America.

2001 Exotic & Greenhouse Gardening June 22/1 (caption) Touch opuntia carelessly and you'll know it.

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

单词	opuntia
释义	Opuntian. Brit. /ə(ʊ)ˈpʌnʃ(ɪ)ə/, /ɒˈpʌnʃ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /oʊˈpənʃ(i)ə/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French opuntia. Etymology: < Middle French, French opuntia (1562 in Du Pinet's translation of Pliny (compare quot. 1601); 1561 in Du Pinet's translation of Matthioli's commentary on Dioscorides) < post-classical Latin opuntia a plant growing near Opus, a town of Locris, ancient Greece (1561 in Du Pinet's Historia Plantarum, a Latin version of Matthioli's commentary on Dioscorides), use as noun of feminine singular of classical Latin Opuntius of or belonging to Opus < Opunt-, Opus, the name of the town ( < ancient Greek Ὀποῦντ-, Ὀποῦς) + -ius, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Italian opunzia (a1498).Classical Latin opuntia does not appear in Pliny's text (which has: circa Opuntem est herba etiam homini dulcis ‘in the region of Opus there grows a herb which is also sweet-tasting to people), nor does any corresponding Greek form in the passage of Theophrastus ( Historia Plantarum 1.7.3) on which Pliny's account is based. Originally: †a plant of Opus (a town in Locris, Greece) referred to by Pliny ( Nat. Hist. 21. 104) as sending out roots from its leaves (obsolete). Later: a genus of branched, often treelike, cacti native to North and South America with flattened or cylindrical jointed stems, lateral, chiefly yellow, flowers, and fleshy or dry, often edible, fruits; (also opuntia) a cactus of this genus (also called prickly pear), (originally) spec. the Indian fig, Opuntia ficus-indica.Valid publication of the genus name: P. Miller Gardeners Dict.: Abridged (ed. 4, 1754), after earlier use by J. Pitton de Tournefort Inst. Rei Herbariæ (1700) i. 239. 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 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > prickly pear tuna1555 Opuntia1601 prickled pear1610 prickle pear1610 prickpear1622 prickly pear1696 pear apple1898 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > prickly pear plants tuna1555 Opuntia1601 prickled pear1610 prickle pear1610 prickpear1622 Indian fig1631 prickly pear1696 pimploe1698 pear1805 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 99 About the cittie Opus there is an hearbe called Opuntia, which men delight to eat: this admirable gift the leafe hath, That if it be laid in the ground, it will take root. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. p. vi Tab. VIII Shews..the sort of Prickly Pear, thought in Jamaica to be that particular kind of Opuntia, whereon feeds the small Worm or Beatle, from whence comes in Cochineel. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxi. 293 Opuntias are composed of flat joints connected together. 1838 ‘Texian’ Mexico v. Texas 10 Hardly can one find, here and there, a sturdy agave, or a half-withered opuntia. 1887 Gardeners' Chron. 29 Oct. 520/3 Opuntias are used as fences, and the fruits are eaten by the poor Kaffirs. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 306 There are many kinds of Opuntia, with jointed stems, cylindrical or flattened, armed with bristles, usually with spines. 1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. 35 The ‘devil's palms’, diminutive-leafed opuntias, diabolically bristling with thorns. 1991 Amer. Horticulturist Nov. 8/2 The fruit (tuna) and flat, fleshy pads (nopales) of Opuntia species are enormously popular foods in Mexico and South America. 2001 Exotic & Greenhouse Gardening June 22/1 (caption) Touch opuntia carelessly and you'll know it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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