nopal

Any of various cacti having edible stems, especially the prickly pears.

The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus.

One of several cactaceous plants which support the cochineal-insect. See cochineal, Nopalea, and Opuntia.

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 Cactaceæ.

A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera.

cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits

any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears