nopal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
    Opuntia lindheimeri.
  2. noun any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears

WordNet

No"pal noun
Etymology
Mexican nopalli.
Definitions
  1. (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 Cactaceæ.

Webster 1913