barrel cactus


barrel cactus

noun

Definition of BARREL CACTUS

: any of a genus (Ferocactus) of nearly globular deeply ribbed spiny cacti of Mexico and the adjacent United States; also : any of several similar cacti (genus Echinocactus)

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First Known Use of BARREL CACTUS

1881

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