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ECHINOCACTUS

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Meaning:

Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil

Synonyms:

barrel cactus; echinocactus

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("echinocactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "echinocactus"):

hedgehog cactus (cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines)

Echinocactus grusonii; golden barrel cactus (large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines)

Holonyms ("echinocactus" is a member of...):

genus Echinocactus (globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil)

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