OPUNTIA

Autor: Miller • ETYMOLOGY Genus allegedly native of Opos, botanical Latin name of an ancient Greek village near Locria on the coast of Euboea (or Evia), Opountis in Greek, known for the presence of many spiny plants (except Opuntia). Opos is also mentioned in the Iliad. • DESCRIPTION A genus of shrubby to treelike plants, often…