echinocactus

English Thesaurus

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)

hyponym	:	echinocactus grusonii, golden barrel cactus,
definition	:	large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus echinocactus,
definition	:	globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil (noun.plant)