melon cactus
English
Noun
melon
cactus
(
plural
melon cacti
)
Any of the
genus
Melocactus
of
cacti
, distinguished when
mature
by their
cephalium
, a
wool
- and
bristle
-coated
structure
at the
apex
, containing a
mass
of
areoles
from which the small
flowers
grow.
Synonyms
Turk's cap
Turk's head
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