BARREL CACTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barrel cactus mean? 

• BARREL CACTUS (noun)
  The noun BARREL CACTUS has 2 senses:

1. a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits

2. any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil

  Familiarity information: BARREL CACTUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARREL CACTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("barrel cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("barrel cactus" is a member of...):

Ferocactus; genus Ferocactus (genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

barrel cactus; echinocactus

Hypernyms ("barrel cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barrel cactus"):

hedgehog cactus (cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines)

Echinocactus grusonii; golden barrel cactus (large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines)

Holonyms ("barrel cactus" is a member of...):

genus Echinocactus (globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil)