genus melocactus

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   genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean

   SynonymsMelocactus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus melocactus

What does genus melocactus mean?

genus melocactus means "genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean".

What is another word for genus melocactus?

Close synonyms include Melocactus. 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 melocactus a common word?

genus melocactus 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.