- any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- any of several spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia that grow in the southwestern US and Mexico and have cylindrical stem segments
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