noun
any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
• Syn: ↑barrel cactus
• Hypernyms: ↑cactus
• Hyponyms: ↑hedgehog cactus, ↑golden barrel cactus, ↑Echinocactus grusonii
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Echinocactus
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\\ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at echino-+\ noun1. capitalized : a large genus of globular or cylindrical strongly ribbed and usually very spiny cacti that occur from the southwestern United States in Brazil
2. : any plant of the genus Echinocactus
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Echīnocacˈtus noun
A large genus of ribbed, generally very spiny, cacti
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Main Entry: ↑echinus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.