NOUN | plant | Lophophora, genus Lophophora | two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles |
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Meaning | Two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal. | |
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Synonym | genus Lophophora | |
Member of | Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family | constituting the order Opuntiales |
Members | mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii | A small spineless globe-shaped cactus |
Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
Spanish | genus lophophora, lophophora | |
Catalan | genus lophophora, lophophora |
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