barrel cactus
any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus.
Origin of barrel cactus
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How to use barrel cactus in a sentence
Near by springs up the barrel cactus, a forbidding column no one dares touch.
The Romance of the Colorado River | Frederick S. DellenbaughThe Candy barrel cactus is a very fine plant which grows as high as seven feet and has twenty to thirty ridges running lengthwise.
The Fantastic Clan | John James ThornberThe boys got out and walked quickly into the desert, found a barrel cactus, and began dissecting it with Rick's scout knife.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinShe knew that the pulp of the barrel cactus that she tried to chew turned to bitter sawdust in her mouth and sickened her.
The Heart of the Desert | Honor Willsie MorrowAnother of picturesque appeal is the bisnaga or barrel cactus, of which there are many species of many sizes.
The Book of the National Parks | Robert Sterling Yard
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