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barrel cactus

bar·rel cac·tus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bar-uh l kak-tuh s]
    • /ˈbær əl ˈkæk təs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bar-uh l kak-tuh s]
    • /ˈbær əl ˈkæk təs/

Definitions of barrel cactus words

  • noun barrel cactus any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus. 1
  • noun barrel cactus Any cactus with an approximately barrel-like shape. 0

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Origin of barrel cactus

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Barrel cactus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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barrel cactus popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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