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RAINBOW CACTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rainbow cactus mean?
• RAINBOW CACTUS (noun)
The noun RAINBOW CACTUS has 1 sense:
1. a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico
Familiarity information: RAINBOW CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("rainbow 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 ("rainbow cactus" is a member of...):
Echinocereus; genus Echinocereus (large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States)
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