Carnegiea

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Noun

Carnegiea - caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguarogenus Carnegieacaryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowersCactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae - constituting the order OpuntialesCarnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro - extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit

Carnegiea

a genus of treelike cacti. Its solitary species is the saguaro, or the giant cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). It has a tall columnar trunk (height, up to 10–12 m; diameter, up to 30–65 cm). It has numerous branches in the central part of the trunk that resemble candelabra. The flowers, which are white and funnelform, open at night. Each flower has approximately 3, 500 stamens and 2, 000 ovules. The fruits are juicy and edible. This cactus grows very slowly, no more than 1 m every 20–30 years; the plant lives 100–200 years. It is the dominant species in the deserts of Sonora, Arizona, and southeastern California, growing in isolation on hills and frequently along riverbanks.

Carnegiea

Related to Carnegiea: coryphantha, Pachycereus

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Synonyms for Carnegiea

noun caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro

Synonyms

genus Carnegiea

Related Words

caryophylloid dicot genus
Cactaceae
cactus family
family Cactaceae
Carnegiea gigantea
saguaro
sahuaro

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