OPTUNIA, COMMONLY CALLED PRICKLY PEAR, IS A GENUS UN THE CACTUS FAMILY, CACTACEAE. PRICKLY PEARS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS TUNA, SABRA, NOPAL FROM THE NAHUATL WORD NOPALLI FOR THE PADS, OR NOSTLE, FROM THE NAHUATL WORD NOCHTLI FOR THE FRUIT, OR PADDLE CACTUS + THE MOST AWESOME YELLOW TISSUE PAPER LIKE FLOWERS
