Opuntia
See also: opuntia
Translingual
Etymology
From Post-classical Latin opuntia, a plant from Opus (Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς (Opoûs)), a city in Locris.
Proper noun
Opuntia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – prickly pears.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Opuntioideae - subfamily; Opuntieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see Opuntia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Opuntia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Opuntia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Opuntia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Opuntia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Opuntia at USDA Plants database
- “Opuntia, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2004.