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• n  large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears

• It's not for nothing that we are called Sabras, the Hebrew word for opuntia fruits, or prickly pears.

• Opuntia
• genus Opuntia

News & Articles

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• Ruth's Tips: Opuntia leucotricha -- great dry-garden centerpiece
  A variety of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia leucotricha has edible fruit and a hairy tree-like trunk.
  Sept. 12, 2013 - Inside Bay Area