nopalery means A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye.
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nopalery is pronounced /ˈnəʊp(ə)ləɹi/.
Etymology
From nopal + -ery (suffix forming nouns indicating places of arts, crafts, or practices), modelled after French nopalerie. Nopal is borrowed from Spanish nopal, from Classical Nahuatl nohpalli (“cactus of the genus Opuntia”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?].
noun
- A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye.
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Words closest in meaning
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- nopal 77% match — A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera; the edible pads (fleshy leaves) of the cactus, considered as food. vs nopalery →
- nopales 67% match — The leaves of a prickly pear cactus, as used in Mexican cooking. vs nopalery →
- cochineal 59% match — A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia). vs nopalery →
- opuntia 56% match — Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle. vs nopalery →
- pinery 53% match — A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit. vs nopalery →
- nispero 52% match — The loquat, Eriobotrya japonica. vs nopalery →
- cardosanto 52% match — A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana), a hardy plant found in Mexico, with bright yellow latex. vs nopalery →
- pitaya 52% match — Certain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter. vs nopalery →