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organ-pipe cactus

American  
[awr-guhn-pahyp] / ˈɔr gənˌpaɪp /

noun

  1. 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.


Etymology

Origin of organ-pipe cactus

First recorded in 1905–10

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