mammillaria

mammillaria
noun
any cactus of the genus Mammillaria
• Hypernyms: ↑cactus
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Mammillaria

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I. \\ˌmaməˈla(a)rēə\
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mammilla breast, nipple + New Latin -aria
synonym of cactus
II. noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mammilla + New Latin -aria
1. capitalized : a genus of succulents (family Cactaceae) characterized chiefly by the nipple-shaped protuberances on their surface and formerly including many species now separated into several other genera (as Coryphantha, Cochemia, Dolichothele)
2. -s : any cactus of Mammillaria or a related genus

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/mam'euh lair"ee euh/, n.
any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, including the pincushion cactus.
[ < NL (1824); see MAMMILLA, -ARIA]

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mammillāˈria noun (pl mammillaˈrias)
A plant belonging to the Mammillaria genus of flowering cactus, with nipple-shaped tubercles in rows
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Main Entry: ↑mamilla
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mammilla and mammillaria noun see under ↑mamilla
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Main Entry: ↑mamma

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