nopalery
/ˈnəʊp(ə)l(ə)ri/Now historical
noun
A plantation of nopal cacti, Opuntia cochinellifera, formerly cultivated as a food plant of the cochineal insect.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in John Justamond (d. 1786). From nopal + -ery, after French nopalerie; with some forms compare -ry.
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