organ-pipe cactus
[ awr-guhn-pahyp ]
noun
a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
Origin of organ-pipe cactus
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby organ-pipe cactus
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How to use organ-pipe cactus in a sentence
They stand in yards, which are enclosed by fences of organ-pipe cactus.
In Indian Mexico (1908) | Frederick Starr
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