melon cactus

melon cactus
noun
: a plant of the genus Melocactus

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  • Melon cactus — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • melon cactus — žemasis ežiakaktusis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Echinocactus horizonthalonius), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Echinocactus horizonthalonius angl. blue barrel cactus; devil head cactus; eagle… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • melon cactus — ▪ plant  the genus Melocactus, containing about 30 species, in the family Cactaceae, native to the West Indies, Central America, and tropical South America and distinguished by a woolly and bristly mass (cephalium) topping the plant that forms… …   Universalium

  • Melon — Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Melon beetle — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Melon thistle — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Melon (disambiguation) — A melon is a type of fruit, belonging to the cucurbit family. Melon may also refer to: Melón, a Spanish municipality in the Galician province of Ourense Melon (band), a group formed by former The Plastics members Toshio Nakanishi and Chica Sato… …   Wikipedia

  • blue barrel cactus — žemasis ežiakaktusis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Echinocactus horizonthalonius), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Echinocactus horizonthalonius angl. blue barrel cactus; devil head cactus; eagle… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • devil-head cactus — žemasis ežiakaktusis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Echinocactus horizonthalonius), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Echinocactus horizonthalonius angl. blue barrel cactus; devil head cactus; eagle… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • eagle-claw cactus — žemasis ežiakaktusis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Echinocactus horizonthalonius), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Echinocactus horizonthalonius angl. blue barrel cactus; devil head cactus; eagle… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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