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KNOWLTON'S CACTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Knowlton's cactus mean?
• KNOWLTON'S CACTUS (noun)
The noun KNOWLTON'S CACTUS has 1 sense:
1. small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species
Familiarity information: KNOWLTON'S CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Knowlton's cactus; Pediocactus knowltonii
Hypernyms ("Knowlton's 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 ("Knowlton's cactus" is a member of...):
genus Pediocactus; Pediocactus (low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America)
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