genus ferocactus

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   genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti

   SynonymsFerocactus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus ferocactus

What does genus ferocactus mean?

genus ferocactus means "genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti".

What is another word for genus ferocactus?

Close synonyms include Ferocactus. 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 ferocactus a common word?

genus ferocactus 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.