Opuntia

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Translingual

Opuntia ficus-indica

Etymology

From Post-classical Latin opuntia, a plant from Opus (Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς (Opoûs)), a city in Locris.

Proper noun

Opuntia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – prickly pears.

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  • English: opuntia
  • Russian: опу́нция (opúncija)

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