"melon cactus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melon cacti [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|melon cacti}} melon cactus (plural melon cacti)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Cacti Synonyms: Turk's cap, Turk's head
    Sense id: en-melon_cactus-en-noun-aOQhY~2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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