barrel cactus

1. 1.

   a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits

   Broadercactus

   Part ofFerocactus
2. 2.

   any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil

   Synonymsechinocactus

   Broadercactus

   Narrowerhedgehog cactusgolden barrel cactus

   Part ofgenus Echinocactus

Questions about barrel cactus

What does barrel cactus mean?

barrel cactus means "a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for barrel cactus?

Close synonyms include echinocactus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barrel cactus a common word?

barrel cactus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.