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Cactaceae - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nopal \No"pal\, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)
A cactaceous plant ({Nopalea cochinellifera), originally
Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which
it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species
of Cactace[ae].
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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