Ferocactus
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Translingual
Etymology
Latin ferus (“fierce, wild”) + Cactus (the genus from which it was separated)
Proper noun
Ferocactus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – barrel cactuses.
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; Cacteae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ferocactus wislizeni (candy barrel cactus) - type species
Descendants
- → Russian: ферока́ктус (ferokáktus)
References
Ferocactus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ferocactus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ferocactus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
