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"Nopal" Definition

noun

Any of various cacti of the genera Nopalea or Opuntia, including the prickly pear and similar species.
The fleshy, oval, edible pad of such a cactus.
A fleshy young tender stem segment of the prickly pear cactus (especially ) or the nopal cactus used as food.
Any of a genus () of cacti of Mexico and Central America that differ from the prickly pears in having erect petals and scarlet flowers with the stamens much longer than the petals.