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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: opuntiaOne entry found. Main Entry: opun·tia Pronunciation: \ō-ˈpən(t)-sh(ē-)ə\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin, a plant, from feminine of opuntius of Opus, from Opunt-, Opus Opus, ancient city in Greece Date: 1601 : any of a large genus (Opuntia) of American cacti with usually yellow flowers and flat or terete joints usually studded with tubercles bearing spines or prickly hairs — compare cholla, prickly pear 
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