| 单词 | organpipe cactus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasorgan-pipe cactus organ-pipe cactus n. see sense 2b. organ-pipe cactus b. More fully organ-pipe cactus. A large cactus of the south-western U.S. and Mexico that has clumps of upright, rounded stems, Stenocereus thurberi. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > giant cactus pitahaya1709 organ pipe1854 saguaro1856 organ cactus1869 1854 Colburn's United Service Jrnl. Feb. 274 A specimen of [cactus]..which from its shape is commonly called ‘the organ pipe’ rose to the height of about twenty feet. 1908 W. T. Hornaday Camp-fires on Desert 352 The mines are quite the northern limit of the organ-pipe cactus. 1936 Ecology 17 115 A gauge was placed here because this location is the northern limit of the distribution of Lemaireocereus thurberi or organ pipe cactus, on this route. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iv. v. 276 We began to see the ghostly shapes of yucca cactus and organpipe on all sides. 1977 Times 21 Apr. 16/8 Organ-pipe cacti still grow alongside..golf course greens [in Arizona]. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 10 Nov. viii. 14/1 Although Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument..in southwest Arizona is named for the saguaro's squatter, skinny-armed cousin, it's actually easier to spot saguaros there than organ pipes. < as lemmas |
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