ALL meanings of nopal
no·pal
N n - noun nopal A cactus that is a major food plant of the bugs from which cochineal is obtained. 1
- noun nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear. 1
- noun nopal the fruit of such a cactus, or of a similar cactus, as the prickly pear. 1
- noun nopal any of various cactuses of the genus Nopalea, esp the red-flowered N. cochinellifera, which is a host plant of the cochineal insect 0
- noun nopal a cactus, Opuntia lindheimeri, having yellow flowers and purple fruits 0
- noun nopal any of a genus (Nopalea) of cactuses with red flowers, esp. a tropical prickly pear (N. cochinellifera) 0