genus ariocarpus

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   slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas

   SynonymsAriocarpus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus ariocarpus

What does genus ariocarpus mean?

genus ariocarpus means "slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas".

What is another word for genus ariocarpus?

Close synonyms include Ariocarpus. 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 genus ariocarpus a common word?

genus ariocarpus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.