Pediocactus

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Translingual

Pediocactus bradyi ssp. despainii.

Etymology

Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”) +‎ New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)

Proper noun

Pediocactus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – plains cactus.

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): Pediocactus simpsonii (mountain ball cactus, Simpson's hedgehog cactus, snowball pediocactus, mountain cactus, Simpson’s footcactus, Simpson’s hedgehog cactus) – type species

Descendants

→ English: pediocactus
→ Esperanto: pediokakto
→ Greek: πεδιόκακτος (pediókaktos)
→ Russian: педиока́ктус (pediokáktus)

See also

Pediocactus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pediocactus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pediocactus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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