Definition of Aporocactus

1. Noun. Small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Aporocactus

Apollo's belt
Apollo's belts
Apollo asteroid
Apollo program
Apollonia
Apollonian
Apollonian circle
Apollonian gasket
Apollonian net
Apollos
Apollyon
Apollyonic
Apop
Apophian
Apophis
Aporocactus (current term)
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Apostle
Apostle Paul
Apostle of Germany
Apostle of the Gentiles
Apostles
Apostles' Creed
Apostolicship
Apostolicships
Apotactite
Apotactites
Apovian
Apovyan
Appalachia

Literary usage of Aporocactus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1920)
"This species is near Aporocactus martianus, but the inner ... Aporocactus martianus (Zuccarini). Cereus martianus Zuccarini, Flora is2: Beibl. 66. 1832. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... in the first edition of this work that are not here given may be looked for under the following genera: Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, ..."

3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"... Haworth are often used in India as a poultice, and the juice is a very efficient purgative. Aporocactus ..."

4. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1905)
"... Cleistocactus Lern., and Aporocactus Lein An analytical key and the détail illustrations make an understanding of thèse groups relatively easy, ..."

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