Definitions for "Nopal"
Keywords:  cactus, prickly, pear, edible, fleshy
fleshy part of cactus
cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
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.