nopalery (English, noun)
expansion: nopalery (plural nopaleries)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: nopaleries
tags: plural
form: nopalry
tags: alternative