genus echinocereus

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   large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States

   SynonymsEchinocereus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus echinocereus

What does genus echinocereus mean?

genus echinocereus means "large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States".

What is another word for genus echinocereus?

Close synonyms include Echinocereus. 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 echinocereus a common word?

genus echinocereus 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.