HyperDic: harrisia

English > 1 sense of the word Harrisia:
NOUNplantHarrisia, genus Harrisiagenus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers
English > Harrisia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America.
Synonymgenus Harrisia
Member ofCactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus familyconstituting the order Opuntiales
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishgenus harrisia, harrisia
Catalangenus harrisia, harrisia

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