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melon cactus

melon cactus noun: any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.

Noun

melon cactus (plural melon cacti)

  1. Any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.

Synonyms of melon cactus

Forms of melon cactus

pluralmelon cacti

Questions about melon cactus

What does melon cactus mean?
Melon cactus means any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.
What part of speech is melon cactus?
Melon cactus is a noun.
What is the plural of melon cactus?
The plural of melon cactus is melon cacti.

Words near melon cactus in the dictionary

  1. melon baller
  2. melon ballers
  3. melon bread
  4. melon breads
  5. melon cacti
  6. melon cactus
  7. melon cutting
  8. melon fly
  9. melon head
  10. melon heads
  11. melon heptenal

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