noun
large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
• Syn: ↑Echinocereus
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family
• Member Meronyms: ↑hedgehog cereus, ↑rainbow cactus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.