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GYMNOCALYCIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles
Synonyms:
genus Gymnocalycium; Gymnocalycium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gymnocalycium" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Holonyms ("Gymnocalycium" is a member of...):
Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)