hedgehog cactus

hedge·hog cac·tus

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Definition of hedgehog cactus words

noun hedgehog cactus any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night. 1

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80

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