opuntia
/ɒˈpʌnʃɪə/noun
1- a cactus of a genus that comprises the prickly pears仙人掌属植物。
1.1
- Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae.仙人掌属, 仙人掌科。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin, a name given to a plant growing around Opus （stem Opunt-）, a city in Locris in ancient Greece. The term was later used as a genus name.