genus opuntia

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   large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears

   SynonymsOpuntia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus opuntia

What does genus opuntia mean?

genus opuntia means "large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears".

What is another word for genus opuntia?

Close synonyms include Opuntia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus opuntia a common word?

genus opuntia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.