opuntioid
/ə(ʊ)ˈpʌntɪɔɪd/ /ɒˈpʌntɪɔɪd/Botany
adjective
Resembling an opuntia in structure. Later also: of or relating to the cactus subfamily Opuntioideae.
noun
A cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Miles Berkeley (1803–1889), Church of England clergyman and naturalist. From Opuntia + -oid. In later use after scientific Latin Opuntioideae, subfamily name.
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