mammillaria

[ mam-uh-lair-ee-uh ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammillaria¹

< New Latin (1824); mammilla, -aria

Example Sentences

Like Mammillaria MacDougalii, the tubercles when injured exude a thick white milky fluid.

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