NOUN | plant | Ariocarpus fissuratus, living rock | usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit |
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Meaning | usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States. | |
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Synonym | living rock | |
Member of | Ariocarpus, genus Ariocarpus | Slow-growing geophytic cacti |
Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
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