Cleistocactus

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Translingual

Cleistocactus baunmannii (firecracker cactus, scarlet bugler)

Etymology

Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”, adjective) +‎ New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

Pronunciation

English: (US) IPA^(key): /ˌklaɪs.toʊˈkæk.təs/, /ˌkleɪs.toʊˈkæk.təs/

Proper noun

Cleistocactus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – cleistocactus.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae - family; Cactoideae – subfamily; Cereeae – tribe; Trichocereinae – subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Cleistocactus baumannii (firecracker cactus, scarlet bugler) – type species

Descendants

→ English: cleistocactus
→ Polish: kleistokaktus
→ Russian: клейстока́ктус (klejstokáktus)
→ Serbo-Croatian: klejstokaktus
→ Slovak: kleistokaktus

References

Cleistocactus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cleistocactus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cleistocactus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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