1. large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States; [syn: Echinocereus, genus Echinocereus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Echinocereus
n 1: large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico
and southwestern United States [syn: Echinocereus, genus
Echinocereus]