Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nopal

2 senses of nopal

Sense 1
nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri -- (cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits)
       => prickly pear, prickly pear cactus -- (cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock)

Sense 2
nopal -- (any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears)
       => cactus -- (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)