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HEDGEHOG CACTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hedgehog cactus mean?
• HEDGEHOG CACTUS (noun)
The noun HEDGEHOG CACTUS has 1 sense:
1. cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
Familiarity information: HEDGEHOG CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("hedgehog cactus" is a kind of...):
barrel cactus; echinocactus (any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil)
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