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 Cactaceae. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.; pl. Nopalries A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect. [ 1913 Webster ]