Definition of Myrtillocactus geometrizans

1. Noun. Arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit.

Exact synonyms: Garambulla, Garambulla Cactus
Terms within: Garambulla
Generic synonyms: Cactus
Group relationships: Genus Myrtillocactus, Myrtillocactus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrtillocactus Geometrizans

Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmidon
Myroxylon balsamum
Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
Myroxylon pereirae
Myroxylon toluiferum
Myrrhis
Myrrhis odorata
Myrsinaceae
Myrsine
Myrtaceae
Myrtales
Myrtillocactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Myrtle
Myrtus
Myrtus communis
Mysidacea
Mysidae
Mysis
Mysoline
Mysore
Mysore thorn
Mystic Jewel
Mysticeti
Mytilene
Mytilidae
Mytilini

Literary usage of Myrtillocactus geometrizans

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)
"myrtillocactus geometrizans (Martius) Console, Boll. R. Ort. Bot. Palermo i: 10. 1897. Cereus geometrizans Martius in Pfeiffer, Enum. Cact. 90. 1837. ..."

2. Cactaceœ of Northeastern and Central Mexico Together with a Synopsis of the by William Edwin Safford (1909)
"9, fig. 5), a spherical fruit bearing tufts of spines and wool, somewhat resembling the pitahaya dulce of the west coast. myrtillocactus geometrizans (pi. ..."

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