"opuntiaceous" meaning in English

See opuntiaceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Opuntiaceae + -ous Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Opuntiaceae|family}} Opuntiaceae, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} opuntiaceous (not comparable)
  1. (botany, rare, obsolete) Belonging to the family Opuntiaceae (now mostly subfamily Opuntioideae in Cactaceae). Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Botany
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