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    GENUS MELOCACTUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbeanplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Melocactus; Melocactus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Melocactus" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("genus Melocactus" is a member of...):

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

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