KNOWLTON'S CACTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Knowlton's cactus mean? 

• KNOWLTON'S CACTUS (noun)
  The noun KNOWLTON'S CACTUS has 1 sense:

1. small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species

  Familiarity information: KNOWLTON'S CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOWLTON'S CACTUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Knowlton's cactus; Pediocactus knowltonii

Hypernyms ("Knowlton's cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("Knowlton's cactus" is a member of...):

genus Pediocactus; Pediocactus (low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America)