genus lophophora

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   two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal

   SynonymsLophophora

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus lophophora

What does genus lophophora mean?

genus lophophora means "two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal".

What is another word for genus lophophora?

Close synonyms include Lophophora. 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 lophophora a common word?

genus lophophora 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.