Ferocactus

Translingual

Etymology

fero- +‎ Cactus

Proper noun

Ferocactus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – barrel cactuses.

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; Cacteae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Ferocactus wislizeni (candy barrel cactus) - type species

References

Ferocactus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ferocactus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ferocactus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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