nopal

English - Turkish

Definition of nopal in English Turkish dictionary

{i} frenk inciri

hintinciri

{i} hint inciri

frenkinciri

firavuninciri

Opuntia ficus india

English - English

Definition of nopal in English English dictionary

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

{n} the cochineel fig

The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceæ

A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected

any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits

Hyphenation

no·pal

Etymology

[ nO-'päl, -'pal; 'nO-p& ] (noun.) 1730. From Spanish nopal, from Nahuatl nopalli (“Opuntia cactus”). Compare nopales.