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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large genus of globular or columnar cacti, very closely allied to Cereus, with which some authors unite it.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States

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