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FEROCACTUS

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Meaning:

Genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti

Synonyms:

Ferocactus; genus Ferocactus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Ferocactus"):

barrel cactus (a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits)

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

Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)

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