genus echinocactus

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   globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus echinocactus

What does genus echinocactus mean?

genus echinocactus means "globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil".

Is genus echinocactus a common word?

genus echinocactus 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.