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MELOCACTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Melocactus mean? 

MELOCACTUS (noun)
  The noun MELOCACTUS has 1 sense:

1. genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbeanplay

  Familiarity information: MELOCACTUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MELOCACTUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Melocactus; Melocactus

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

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

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

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


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