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Strongly ribbed and very spiny
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echinocactus
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Echinocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae . The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εχινος ( echinos ), meaning "spiny," and cactus . It and Ferocactus are the two genera of barrel cactus . Members of the genus usually have heavy ...
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n. any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil [syn: barrel cactus ]
Usage examples of echinocactus.
Echeveria stolonifera, circumnutation of leaf, 237 Echinocactus viridescens, its rudimentary cotyledons, 97 Echinocystis lobata, movements of tendrils, 266 --, apogeotropism of tendrils, 510 Elfving, F.