barrel cactus
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1. any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cactus, |
| definition | : | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hedgehog cactus, |
| definition | : | cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus echinocactus, |
| definition | : | globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil (noun.plant) |
2. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cactus, |
| definition | : | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | ferocactus, genus ferocactus, |
| definition | : | genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti (noun.plant) |
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