nopal

no·pal

N5170000 (nō-päl′, nō′pəl)n. pl. no·pal·es (-pä′lĕs) also no·pals (-pəlz) 1. Any of various cacti having edible stems, especially the prickly pears.2. The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus.

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[American Spanish, from Nahuatl nohpalli.]

nopal

(ˈnəʊpəl) n1. (Plants) any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect2. (Plants) a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruits. See also prickly pear[C18: from Spanish, from Nahuatl nopálli cactus]

no•pal

(ˈnoʊ pəl, noʊˈpɑl, -ˈpæl)

n. 1. any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear. 2. the fruit of such a cactus. [1720–30; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl nohpalli]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nopal - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruitsOpuntia lindheimeriprickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
	2.	nopal - any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pearscactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesgenus Nopalea, Nopalea - a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers