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    FEROCACTUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cactiplay

    Synonyms:

    Ferocactus; genus Ferocactus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Ferocactus" is a kind of...):

    caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

    Meronyms (members of "Ferocactus"):

    barrel cactus (a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits)

    Holonyms ("Ferocactus" is a member of...):

    Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)

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