Ariocarpus

Ariocarpus
noun
slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas
Syn: ↑genus Ariocarpus
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family
Member Meronyms: ↑living rock, ↑Ariocarpus fissuratus

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\\ˌarē(ˌ)ōˈkärpəs, -rēəˈk-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ario- (from Aria section of Sorbus once considered a separate genus of Malaceae, from Greek aria holm oak) + -carpus
: a genus of spineless cacti found in Texas and adjacent Mexico consisting of spirally arranged triangular horny tubercles

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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