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GENUS MELOCACTUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean
Synonyms:
genus Melocactus; Melocactus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Melocactus" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Holonyms ("genus Melocactus" is a member of...):
Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)
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