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Definition of Aporocactus
1. Noun. Small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Aporocactus Flagelliformis, Rat's-tail Cactus, Rattail Cactus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aporocactus
Literary usage of Aporocactus
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)
"This species is near Aporocactus martianus, but the inner ... Aporocactus
martianus (Zuccarini). Cereus martianus Zuccarini, Flora is2: Beibl. 66. 1832. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... in the first edition of this work that are not here given may be looked for
under the following genera: Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, ..."
3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"... Haworth are often used in India as a poultice, and the juice is a very efficient
purgative. Aporocactus ..."
4. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1905)
"... Cleistocactus Lern., and Aporocactus Lein An analytical key and the détail
illustrations make an understanding of thèse groups relatively easy, ..."
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