1. nopal(n = noun.plant) opuntia lindheimeri - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits; Array
is a kind of prickly pear, prickly pear cactus
2. nopal(n = noun.plant) Array - any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears; Array
is a kind of cactus
is a member of genus nopalea, nopalea
A cactaceous plant (
nopal, n. any American cactus of the genus Nopalea, esp. N. cochinellifera grown in plantations for breeding cochineal.
Etymology:
F & Sp. f. Nahuatl nopalli cactus