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Opuntias is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Opuntias in a sentence

Related words

Opuntias | Opuntia

Opuntias meaning

plural of opuntia

Using Opuntias

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of opuntia
  • In the example corpus, opuntias often appears in combinations such as: cacti opuntias.

Context around Opuntias

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cacti 2×

Often after:

subfamily 1×

Sentence patterns with Opuntias

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

core cacti opuntias subfamily opuntioideae 1× most cacti opuntias and cactoids 1× of other opuntias are also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

fruits of other 1× morphology ferocactus species 1× most cacti opuntias 1×

Common sentence endings:

cactoids subfamily cactoideae 1× of intermittent drought 1× same name tuna 1×

Words around Opuntias

Just before it in the word index:

opuntia 4 opuni 14 opulently 2 opulent 111 opulence 65 opu 5

Just after it in the word index:

opus 172 opuscula 2 opuses 2 oputa 12 opv 9 opvs 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Opuntias

  • In this selection, "opuntias" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cacti and subfamily stand out and add context to how "opuntias" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include core cacti opuntias subfamily opuntioideae and most cacti opuntias and cactoids. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "opuntias" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with opuntias

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fruits of other opuntias are also eaten, generally under the same name, tuna. (13 words)

Most cacti—opuntias and cactoids—specialize in surviving in hot and dry environments (i.e. they are xerophytes ), but the first ancestors of modern cacti were already adapted to periods of intermittent drought. (33 words)

Morphology Ferocactus species, a cactoid, in its native Arizona habitat The 1,500 to 1,800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae ) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae). (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Morphology Ferocactus species, a cactoid, in its native Arizona habitat The 1,500 to 1,800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae ) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae). (36 words)

Most cacti—opuntias and cactoids—specialize in surviving in hot and dry environments (i.e. they are xerophytes ), but the first ancestors of modern cacti were already adapted to periods of intermittent drought. (33 words)

Fruits of other opuntias are also eaten, generally under the same name, tuna. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Fruits of other opuntias are also eaten, generally under the same name, tuna.

Morphology Ferocactus species, a cactoid, in its native Arizona habitat The 1,500 to 1,800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae ) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae).

Most cacti—opuntias and cactoids—specialize in surviving in hot and dry environments (i.e. they are xerophytes ), but the first ancestors of modern cacti were already adapted to periods of intermittent drought.

Common combinations with opuntias

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "opuntias" in a sentence?
An example: "Fruits of other opuntias are also eaten, generally under the same name, tuna." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "opuntias" from authentic English texts.
What does "opuntias" mean?
Opuntias means: plural of opuntia
How many example sentences with "opuntias" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "opuntias", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.