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Definition of Lemaireocereus

1. Noun. Tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemaireocereus

Literary usage of Lemaireocereus

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)
"Fruit of Lemaireocereus hystrix 129. Plants of Lemaireocereus griseus i до. Fruit of Lemaireocereus pruinosus 131. Potted plant of Lemaireocereus long- ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Cult, as for Cereus and related groups; see Succulents. This genus is closely related to Lemaireocereus, one of the several segregates of Cereus; ..."

3. Cactaceœ of Northeastern and Central Mexico Together with a Synopsis of the by William Edwin Safford (1909)
"The pitahaya dulce (Lemaireocereus thurberi) is much sweeter and is covered with stout spines, which grow in clusters from little tufts of wool. ..."

4. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"61) (Hylocereus, Lemaireocereus, and Cereus) The fruits of many cacti are known in tropical America by the name pitaya, also spelled pitahaya, ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1912)
"Nearest of kin to the sahuaro, in this region, is the pitahaya or organ cactus, Lemaireocereus thurberi. The first specimens of this plant were seen on a ..."

6. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"... Lemaireocereus thurberi, Jatropha cinerea, Opuntia cholla, Yucca valida, Cercidium floridum, Simmondsia chinensis, and Turnera diffusa. ..."

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