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Definitions of nopal in various dictionaries:
noun - cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
noun - any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
noun - a cactus of Mexico and and Central America
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| A cactus which is a major food plant of the bugs from which cochineal is obtained. |
| Any of various cacti of the genera Nopalea or Opuntia, including the prickly pear and similar species. |
| The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus. |
| any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears |
| cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits |
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| Nopal, Jalisco, MEXICO |
| Nopal, Chiapas, MEXICO |
| Nopal, Chihuahua, MEXICO |
| Nopal, Veracruz-Llave, MEXICO |
| Nopal, TEXAS, UNITED STATES |
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Nopal (from the Nahuatl word nohpalli [nopali] for the pads of the plant) is a common name in Mexican Spanish for Opuntia cacti (commonly referred to in English as prickly pear), as well as for its pads. * There are approximately one hundred and fourteen known species endemic to Mexico, where the plant is a common ingredient in numerous Mexican cuisine dishes. The nopal pads can be eaten raw or cooked, used in marmalades, soups, stews and salads, as well as being used for traditional medicine or as fodder for animals. Farmed nopales are most often of the species Opuntia ficus-indica or Opuntia matudae although the pads of almost all Opuntia species are edible. The other part of the nopal cactus that is edible is the fruit called the tuna in Spanish, and the "prickly pear" in English. * Nopales are generally sold fresh in Mexico, cleaned of spines, and sliced to the customer's desire on the spot, they can also be found canned or bottled, and less often dried, especially for export. Cut into |