Definition of Acanthocereus pentagonus

1. Noun. Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit.

Exact synonyms: Acanthocereus Tetragonus, Pitahaya, Pitahaya Cactus
Terms within: Pitahaya
Generic synonyms: Cactus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthocereus Pentagonus

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Acadia
Acadia National Park
Acadian
Acadians
Acalypha
Acalypha virginica
Acanthaceae
Acanthia lectularia
Acanthisitta
Acanthisitta chloris
Acanthisittidae
Acanthocereus
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Acanthocheilonema
Acanthocybium
Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthophis
Acanthophis antarcticus
Acanthoscelides
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Acanthuridae
Acanthurus
Acanthurus chirurgus
Acanthus mollis
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juarez

Literary usage of Acanthocereus pentagonus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1920)
"The species is near A. horridus, but has a much longer flower-tube. 3. Acanthocereus pentagonus (Linnaeus) Britton and Rose, Contr. US Nat. Herb. 12: 432. ..."

2. Cactaceœ of Northeastern and Central Mexico Together with a Synopsis of the by William Edwin Safford (1909)
"... and should therefore be called acanthocereus pentagonus Britt. and Rose. It is a night-flowering cactus with erect or reclining 3 to 6 angled stems, ..."

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