Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The woody enlargement at the summit of the stem of some Cactaceæ, from which the flowers are developed.
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The _Melocacti_ are distinguished by the distinct cephalium or crown which bears the flowers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The plants are nearly allied to _Cereus_, differing chiefly in the floriferous portion developing these longer and more attenuated hair-like spines, which surround the base of the flowers and form a dense woolly head or cephalium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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