OPUNTIA

OPUNTIA, a species of cactus. See CACTUS, BOTANY Index.

OR, the French word for gold, by which this metal is expressed in heraldry. In engraving it is denoted by small points all over the field or bearing. It may be supposed to signify of itself, generosity, splendour, or solidity; according to G. Leigh, if it is compounded with