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| no·pal [ nṓp'l ] (plural no·pals or no·pal) |
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1. American cactus: a cactus that is a host plant to the cochineal insect. Flowers: red, with long stamens. Latin name Nopalea cochinellifera.
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2. fruit of nopal: the fleshy flattened stem of a nopal cactus, sliced and cooked after removal of the spines
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| [Mid-18th century. Via French< Nahuatl nopalli "cactus"] |
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