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- Description
- Culinary use
- Nutrition
- Economic value
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Mature edible nopal pad
Nopal is a common name in Spanish for Opuntia cacti (commonly referred to in English as prickly pear or tender cactus), as well as for its pads. The name nopal derives from the Nahuatl word for the pads of the plant.