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OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA (SEU COCHINELLIFERA)

\ˈɒpʌnʃə kˈɒksɪnˌɛlɪfəɹə sjˈuː kˈɒt͡ʃa͡ɪnə͡lˌɪfəɹə], \ˈɒpʌnʃə kˈɒksɪnˌɛlɪfəɹə sjˈuː kˈɒt‍ʃa‍ɪnə‍lˌɪfəɹə], \ˈɒ_p_ʌ_n_ʃ_ə k_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_n_ˌɛ_l_ɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə__ s_j_ˈuː k_ˈɒ_tʃ_aɪ_n_əl_ˌɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA (SEU COCHINELLIFERA)

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The cochineal cactus of tropical America, the nopal of Mexico, where it is cultivated for the purpose of rearing the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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