Melocactusn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈkaktəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛləˈkæktəs/

Inflections: Plural melocacti, melocactuses.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin melocactus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin melocactus (C. Bauhin Pinax (1623) 5) < post-classical Latin melo melon n.¹ + cactus cactus n.

A genus of Central and South American cacti which are often hemispherical in shape, and prominently ribbed, with the flowers borne on a woolly terminal structure; (also melocactus) a cactus of this genus (also called melon-cactus, melon-thistle, Turk's cap).Valid publication of the genus name: H. F. Link and C. F. Otto Ueber die Gattungen Melocactus & Echinocactus (1827) 5.

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pope's head1699

melon thistle1725

Turk's head1725

Melocactus1731

Turk's cap1731

melon-cactus1845

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Melocactus,..Melon-Thistle.

1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 54 It is not easy to say what the habit is of an order which comprehends such plants as the leafy Pereskias, the cord-like Rhipsalis, and the lumpish Melocacti.

1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxvi. 114 The agaves and melocactuses half-buried in the sand.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. i. 34 We saw our first Melocactus, and our first night-blowing Cereus creeping over the rocks.

1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 925/2 The Melocacti are distinguished by the distinct cephalium or crown which bears the flowers.

1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. iv. 34 The monkshoods, inelegant and monstrous melocacti,..with thorny buds that converge above in an apex formed by a single bright-red flower.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 774/1 Melocactus species are also called melon-cacti for their size and shape.

1993 Taxon 42 458 Boehmer's description of Melocactus appears to have been based on a Mammillaria, rather than a Melocactus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melocactus
释义	Melocactusn. Brit. /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈkaktəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛləˈkæktəs/ Inflections: Plural melocacti, melocactuses. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin melocactus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin melocactus (C. Bauhin Pinax (1623) 5) < post-classical Latin melo melon n.¹ + cactus cactus n. A genus of Central and South American cacti which are often hemispherical in shape, and prominently ribbed, with the flowers borne on a woolly terminal structure; (also melocactus) a cactus of this genus (also called melon-cactus, melon-thistle, Turk's cap).Valid publication of the genus name: H. F. Link and C. F. Otto Ueber die Gattungen Melocactus & Echinocactus (1827) 5. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > melon-cactus pope's head1699 melon thistle1725 Turk's head1725 Melocactus1731 Turk's cap1731 melon-cactus1845 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Melocactus,..Melon-Thistle. 1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 54 It is not easy to say what the habit is of an order which comprehends such plants as the leafy Pereskias, the cord-like Rhipsalis, and the lumpish Melocacti. 1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxvi. 114 The agaves and melocactuses half-buried in the sand. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. i. 34 We saw our first Melocactus, and our first night-blowing Cereus creeping over the rocks. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 925/2 The Melocacti are distinguished by the distinct cephalium or crown which bears the flowers. 1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands i. iv. 34 The monkshoods, inelegant and monstrous melocacti,..with thorny buds that converge above in an apex formed by a single bright-red flower. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VI. 774/1 Melocactus species are also called melon-cacti for their size and shape. 1993 Taxon 42 458 Boehmer's description of Melocactus appears to have been based on a Mammillaria, rather than a Melocactus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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