= hedgehog cactus n.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti (32) hedgehog thistle1597 = hedgehog cactus n. Opuntia1601 Originally: †a plant of Opus (a town in Locris, Greece) referred to by Pliny (Nat. Hist. 21. 104) as sending out roots from its leaves (obsolete)… mescal1709 Any of various plants of the genus Agave, of Mexico and the south-western United States; esp. any of several large agaves with paniculate… Barbados gooseberry1756 (see quot. 1876). night-flowering cereus1789 Having flowers that open or are most conspicuous at night. Chiefly in the names of plants. vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 any of several night-flowering tropical cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc. (formerly included in the genus Cereus); esp. Selenicere… rhipsalis1819 Any plant of the genus Rhipsalis, comprising epiphytic, often pendulous cacti with flexuous, interlacing branches and translucent white berries… pigface1830 In singular and †plural. Any of several Australian mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus found in coastal or inland sandy areas, esp. C. rossi… window plant1838 A plant having holes or transparent patches in its leaves; spec. any of various succulent plants having transparent or translucent areas at the ends… old man cactus1845 A Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, covered with long grey hairs. cholla1846 One or other of several species of Opuntia, native to the south-western U.S. and Mexico. fish-hook cactus1846 any of several cacti with hooked spines. spleenwort1846 U.S. A species of cactus. epiphyllum1858 Any cactus of the tropical American genus Epiphyllum, the members of which have flattened stems bearing large fragrant usually red or yellow… old man's head1858 (a) a variety of dianthus; (b) the old man cactus. rainbow cactus1860 each of three small cylindrical cacti of south-western North America, Echinocereus pectinatus, E. rigidissimus, and E. dasyacanthus, which have red… green snake1864 Any of several plants regarded as resembling a green snake; esp. any of various cacti belonging (or formerly belonging) to the genus Cereus… torchwood1866 (torchwood) Name for several plants. A species of cactus, Cereus heptagonus. queen of the night1870 Any of several tropical and subtropical plants flowering or particularly fragrant at night, esp. night-blooming cereus, Selenicereus grandiflorus… vingerpol1875 One of several African species of Euphorbia producing succulent branches which resemble fingers. nipple cactus1876 any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, having nipple-like protuberances. niggerhead1877 U.S. Any of various spherical spiny cacti belonging to the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. Also niggerhead cactus. rat's tail cactus1878 = rat-tail cactus n. at rat-tail, n. compounds 2. rat-tail cactus1878 a Mexican cactus, Disocactus flagelliformis, having slender, creeping or trailing, spiny stems bearing crimson flowers, often cultivated as an… Christmas cactus1880 any of several Brazilian cacti of the genus Schlumbergera, which have flattened, segmented stems and pink, red, or white tubular flowers and are… barrel cactus1881 the genus Echinocactus. peyote1885 The cactus Lophophora williamsii itself, a small, soft, spineless, blue-green cactus native to northern Mexico and southern Texas. mistletoe cactus1889 any member of the genus Rhipsalis of epiphytic cacti; spec. the pantropical species R. baccifera, which bears white fruits resembling those of… schlumbergera1898 Any of several Brazilian cacti comprising the genus Schlumbergera, which have flattened, segmented stems and pink, red, or white tubular flowers… pincushion1940 U.S. Any of various rounded spiny cacti found in North America; esp. one of the genera Coryphantha or Echinocereus. Frequently with distinguishing… opuntioid1944 A cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae. |
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