Definition of Gymnocalycium

1. Noun. Large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Gymnocalycium
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnocalycium

Gwydion
Gwyn
Gwynedd
Gwynn
Gy
Gyandzhe
Gyanja
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia odoratissima
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnamoebida
Gymnelis
Gymnelis viridis
Gymnocalycium (current term)
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopilus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen

Literary usage of Gymnocalycium

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 (1922)
"Plant of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii. 153 160. Plant of Gymnocalycium ... Plant of Gymnocalycium denudatum.. 156 164. Plant of Gymnocalycium ..."

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