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echinocactus

noun
echi·​no·​cactus

Definition of echinocactus

1 capitalized : a large genus of globular or cylindrical strongly ribbed and usually very spiny cacti that occur from the southwestern U.S. in Brazil
2 : any plant of the genus Echinocactus

History and Etymology for echinocactus

New Latin, from echin- + Cactus

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