organ-pipe cactus

organ-pipe cactus
noun Date: 1908 any of several tall upright cacti (as Lemaireocereus thurberi or L. marginatus) of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico that usually branch at the base to form several upright stems

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  • organ-pipe cactus — noun or organ cactus : any of several tall upright cacti of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico: as a. : saguaro b. : a cactus (Lemaireocereus marginatus or Pachycereus marginatus) branching near the base to form several ridged… …   Useful english dictionary

  • organ pipe cactus — noun A cactus (family Cactaceae), Stenocereus thurberi, widespread in Mexico, but in the United States, found only at , so named because of its resemblance to organ pipes …   Wiktionary

  • organ-pipe cactus — /awr geuhn puyp / a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel shaped, brownish purple flowers. [1905 10] * * * ▪ plant… …   Universalium

  • organ-pipe cactus — or′gan pipe cac tus n. pln any of several treelike cacti of the southwest U.S. and Mexico having tall, columnlike stems • Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

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