nopalery

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Synonyms: nopalry, nopalea, coalery, nopales

Antonyms: nopalry, nopalea, coalery, nopales

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|historical}} A [[plantation]] of [[nopal]] (a [[prickly pear]] [[cactus]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Opuntia|genus}}, especially {{taxlink|Opuntia cochinellifera|species}}) [[use#Verb|used]] as [[food]] for the [[cochineal]] [[insect]] ({{taxlink|Dactylopius coccus|species}}), which is [[raise#Verb|raised]] to [[produce#Verb|produce]] [[carmine#Noun|carmine]] [[dye#Noun|dye]]. {{defdate|from late 18th c.}}

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