Acanthocereus

Translingual

Acanthocereus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + Latin cereus (“candle”).[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈsɪɹ.i.əs/, /əˌkænt.θəˈsɪɹ.i.əs/, /əˌkæn.θoʊˈsɪɹ.i.əs/

Proper noun

Acanthocereus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – tropical cacti with nocturnal flowers and three angled stems.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Cactoideae - subfamily; Pachycereeae - tribe ( or Phyllocacteae - tribe; Echinocereinae - subtribe)

Hyponyms

(genus): Acanthocereus baxaniensis - type species; Acanthocereus horridus, Acanthocereus occidentalis, Acanthocereus subinermis, Acanthocereus tetragonus - other species

Derived terms

Pseudoacanthocereus

References

Acanthocereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthocereus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthocereus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Acanthocereus at USDA Plants database
Acanthocereus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Acanthocereus at the Catalogue of Life
Acanthocereus at Encyclopedia of Life
Acanthocereus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Acanthocereus at The Plant List

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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