Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Lemaireocereus — n. A genus of tropical American cacti, usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit. Syn: genus {Lemaireocereus}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lemaireocereus — noun tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit • Syn: ↑genus Lemaireocereus • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae,… … Useful english dictionary
Lemaireocereus chichipe — noun tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit • Syn: ↑chichipe • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lemaireocereus, ↑genus Lemaireocereus … Useful english dictionary
caryophylloid dicot genus — noun genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Agrostemma, ↑genus Agrostemma, ↑Arenaria, ↑genus Arenaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
cactus family — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
family Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales … Useful english dictionary
chichipe — noun tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit • Syn: ↑Lemaireocereus chichipe • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lemaireocereus, ↑genus Lemaireocereus * * * chə̇ˈchēpē … Useful english dictionary
pitahaya — /pit euh huy euh/, n. 1. any of several cacti of the genus Lemaireocereus and related genera, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing edible fruit. 2. the fruit of such a cactus. Also, pitaya /pi tuy euh/. [1750 60, Amer.; < AmerSp < Taino]… … Universalium
pitahaya — pit•a•ha•ya [[t]ˌpɪt əˈhaɪ ə[/t]] also pi•ta•ya [[t]pɪˈtaɪ ə[/t]] n. pl. yas pln any of several cacti of the genus Lemaireocereus and related genera, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing edible fruit • Etymology: 1750–60, amer.; <… … From formal English to slang
