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Nopal

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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 Cactaceae.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nopal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nopal.html. 1828.