Scientific name: Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw Family: Cactaceae Synonyms: Opuntia dillenii var. tehuantepecana Bravo Common names: Australian pest pear, common prickly pear, Dillen's prickly pear, Eltham Indian fig, erect prickly pear, pipestem prickly pear, Gayndah pear, sweet prickly-pear...
Define opuntia. opuntia synonyms, opuntia pronunciation, opuntia translation, English dictionary definition of opuntia. n. Any of various cacti of the genus Opuntia of the Americas, having stems with flat or cylindrical jointed segments and small easily