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Echinocactus

noun
1.
Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil.  Synonym: barrel cactus.



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Echinocactus grusonii
genus Echinocactus


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"Echinocactus" Quotes from Famous Books



... happy idea suggested itself to Lucien. He saw the cactus plants growing near. There were large globes of the echinocactus. He remembered having read that these often assuaged the thirst of the desert traveller. The plants were soon reached, and their succulent masses laid open by the knives of the hunters. The cool watery fibres were applied to ...
— The Boy Hunters • Captain Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Echinocactus" :   cactus, genus Echinocactus, Echinocactus grusonii, barrel cactus, hedgehog cactus, golden barrel cactus


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