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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
nopal
n 1: cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits [syn: {Opuntia
lindheimeri}]
2: any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly
pears
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