n. [ Mexican nopalli. ] (Bot.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of
n.;
n. (Zool.) A bullfinch. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. & adv. No. [ informal ] [ PJC ]