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Definition of Echinocactus
1. Noun. Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil.
Generic synonyms: Cactus
Group relationships: Genus Echinocactus
Specialized synonyms: Hedgehog Cactus, Echinocactus Grusonii, Golden Barrel Cactus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Echinocactus
Literary usage of Echinocactus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to the Materials for American History in Roman and Other Italian Archives by Carl Russell Fish (1911)
"COTYLEDON-echinocactus. On February 4, 1909, two regenerated slips of Cotyledon
macrantha which had been fixed in cavities in the body of an echinocactus in ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"FURTHER RESULTS IN DESICCATION AND RESPIRATION OF echinocactus ESMOND R. LONG
... Accordingly, an echinocactus which had been loaded with carbohydrate by ..."
3. The Water-balance of Succulent Plants by Daniel Trembly MacDougal, E. S. Spalding (1910)
"BISNAGA (echinocactus WISLIZENI). The measurements of echinocactus were not so
extensive as those on the sahuaro, but when taken in connection ..."
4. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1922)
"1837) is too briefly described to be definitely identified. echinocactus ...
5: 106. 1895) is only a garden name of Weber. echinocactus ..."
5. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"Stem of a very large echinocactus erinaceus (imported) . . '076 Broad beans -076
Sago -070 Lentils -067 Haricot-beans ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"furthermore, is the fullest development of the tubular floral structure, much
less evident in echinocactus and ..."
7. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... Cereus, Echinopsis and echinocactus. When raised from seed, any of these may
be successfully grown as window plants, with little danger of loss. ..."
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