单词 | organ cactus |
释义 | > as lemmasorgan cactus organ cactus n. the saguaro cactus, Carnegiea gigantea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > giant cactus pitahaya1709 organ pipe1854 saguaro1856 organ cactus1869 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. < as lemmas |
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