NOUN | plant | echinocactus, barrel cactus | any cactus of the genus Echinocactus |
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Meaning | Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil. | |
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Synonym | barrel cactus | |
Member of | genus Echinocactus | globular or cylindrical cacti |
Narrower | golden barrel cactus, Echinocactus grusonii | large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines |
hedgehog cactus | cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines | |
Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
Spanish | echinocactus | |
Catalan | echinocactus |
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