Mammillaria
//ˌmæmɪˈlɛəɹi.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any member of the cactus genus Mammillaria.
"For some years back collections of mammillarias, from whatever parts of the world they came, were grown in our hothouses, and many of them are still kept there."
- 2 any cactus of the genus Mammillaria wordnet
Example
More examples"For some years back collections of mammillarias, from whatever parts of the world they came, were grown in our hothouses, and many of them are still kept there."
Etymology
From the genus name.
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