Melon cactus
Definition of Melon cactus
(Bot.)
A
genus
of
cactaceous
plants
(
Melocactus
)
having
a
fleshy
and
usually
globose
stem
with
the
surface
divided
into
spiny
longitudinal
ridges
,
and
bearing
at
the
top
a
prickly
and
woolly
crown
in
which
the
small
pink
flowers
are
half
concealed
The
related
genus
Mamillaria
,
in
which
the
stem
is
tubercled
rather
than
ribbed
,
and
the
flowers
sometimes
large
.
See
Illust.
under
Cactus
.
See also:
Melon
Melon
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Melolonthidae
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Melon beetle
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