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Opuntia
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Opuntia (ō·pn·shē·),
n a genus of cacti;
Opuntia vulgaris is used as a remedy in homeopathic medicine.
Opuntia
American plant genus in family Cactaceae; spines cause stomatitis; called also prickly pear.
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Prickly pears bloom in May and June and are fully ripe by late August or September; the fruit can stay on the plant until Christmas.
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Prickly Pears are also at: Esplanade Mews, Sunderland, tel (0191) 564-0982 and The Old Brewery, Castle Eden, tel: (01429) 839299.
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Like all cacti and many other desert plants, prickly pears are succulents.
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