opuntia

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/əˈpʌntiə//oʊˈpʌntiə/

noun

Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.

OriginLatin opūntia ← Ancient Greek Ὀπούντῐος (Opoúntĭos) ← Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós →
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Meanings

nounopuntia (plural opuntias)

plural opuntias

  1. Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷós
  2. Ancient Greekὀπός (opós)
  3. Ancient GreekὈποῦς (Opoûs)
  4. Ancient GreekὈπούντῐος (Opoúntĭos)
  5. LatinOpūntius
  6. Latinopūntia
  7. Englishopuntia

Borrowed from Translingual Opuntia.

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Translations

Finnish opuntia
  • opuntiaGenus of flower
French opuntia
  • opuntiaGenus of flower
Romanian opunția
  • opunțiaGenus of flower
Russian опу́нция
  • опу́нция (opúncija)Genus of flower

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

opuntia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opuntia

MLA

“opuntia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opuntia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opuntia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opuntia.

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