a cactus (a plant native to arid regions) [n NOPALS or NOPALES]
any of a genus (Nopalea) of cacti of Mexico and Central America that differ from the prickly pears in having erect petals and scarlet flowers with the stamens much longer than the petals
fleshy young tender stem segment of the prickly pear cactus (especially Opuntia ficus-indica) or the nopal cactus used as food
a cactus of Mexico and Central America [n NOPALES, NOPALS]
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear
the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear