The article about cacti is woefully inadequate, not to mention pathetically biased. A cursoy web search found the following about the etymology of Opuntia, which has an uncertain origin. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OPUNT | The article about cacti is woefully inadequate, not to mention pathetically biased. A cursoy web search found the following about the etymology of Opuntia, which has an uncertain origin. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OPUNT |