Indian fig

noun

1

: banyan

2

[Indian entry 2 2]

a

: any of several plants of the genus Opuntia: such as

(1)

: a tropical American prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

(2)

: an eastern North American prickly pear (Opuntia compressa)

b

: the edible acid fruit of one of these plants

Word History

Etymology

Indian entry 2 1

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