The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Barrel cactus — Barrel cacti are classified into the two genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus, both of which are found in the Southwest Desert of North America. Their pineapple shaped fruits can be easily removed but are not recommended for eating. The barrel… … Wikipedia
barrel cactus — ar rel cac tus (b[a^]r r[e^]l k[a^]k t[u^]s), n.; pl. {barrel cacti} (b[a^]r r[e^]l k[a^]k t[imac]). any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant name for a group of more or less barrel shaped cacti, family Cactaceae, native to North and South America. It is… … Universalium
barrel cactus — noun Date: 1881 any of a genus (Ferocactus) of nearly globular deeply ribbed spiny cacti of Mexico and the adjacent United States; also any of several similar cacti (genus Echinocactus) … New Collegiate Dictionary
barrel cactus — bar′rel cac tus n. pln any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
cactus — cactuslike, cactoid, adj. /kak teuhs/, n., pl. cacti / tuy/, cactuses, cactus. any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having… … Universalium
Caryophyllales — ▪ plant order Introduction pink or carnation order of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The order includes 33 families, which contain more than 11,000 species in 692 genera. Nearly half of the families are very small, with less than a dozen… … Universalium
Ferocactus wislizeni — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Echinocactus grusonii — in a cactus collection Conservation status … Wikipedia
Ferocactus — noun genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti • Syn: ↑genus Ferocactus • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family … Useful english dictionary
