mammillaria

[mam-uh-lair-ee-uh]

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noun

any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, including the pincushion cactus.

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Origin of mammillaria

< New Latin (1824); see mammilla, -aria

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Historical Examples

Like Mammillaria MacDougalii, the tubercles when injured exude a thick white milky fluid.
The Fantastic Clan
John James Thornber