'Nopalea cochinellifera' definitions:

Definition of 'Nopalea cochinellifera'

From: GCIDE

Nopal \No"pal\, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae. [1913 Webster]