organ-pipe cactus
[awr-guh n-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.
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Origin of organ-pipe cactus
First recorded in 1905–10
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