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organ cactus
organ cactus n. the saguaro cactus, Carnegiea gigantea.
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1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. 329 A tall ‘Organ-Cactus,’ which is almost a tree.
1882 Cent. Mag. Mar. 644/1 The organ-cactus sends up from its main stalk long, prickly shoots, like organ-pipes, whose melodies are expressed in color instead of sound, as they chord with the deep blue sky, the yellow-climbing bill, and the breast of some hovering bird.
1947 Time 10 Mar. 18/2 The two Presidents rode between rows of organ cacti.
1986 P. Mora Borders 33 And when I die, plant zempasúchitl, flowers of the dead, and at my head plant organ cactus, green fleshy fingers sprouting, like in Oaxaca.
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