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OPUNTTA TYPE FLOWER 

OPUNTIA TYPE SEED PoD 
COW-TONGUE CACTUS—Opuntia linguiformis 
in reference to the long tongue-like pads. 
COYONOSTLI—Opuntia imbricata and other 
similar species. Name applied to cholla 
cactus and all other cylindric, whip-like 
cacti. 
COYOTE PRICKLY PEAR—The common cholla 
cactus opuntia imbricata. 
CRAB CACTUS—Zygocactus truncactus. 
CRENATE—Toothed or scalloped. 
CUNEATE—Wedge shaped. 
CUSDIDATE—Tipped with a sharp rigid point. 
CYLINDRIC—Having the form of a cylinder. 
CYLiINDROPUNTIA—-Any Opuntia with cylindric 
joints. (25) 
DECIDUOUS—Transitory. 
DEFLEXED—Bent or turning abruptly down- 
ward, 
DEPRESSED—Having a body shorter vertically 
than horizontally. 
DETACHED—Disconneted. 
DEVIL’S HEAD—Homalocephala texensis and 
similar species with strong thorns. 
DEVIL’S PIN CUSHION—Common name for 
Echinocactus horizonthalonius and _ other 
strong spined species. (42) 
DEVIL'S ROPE—Name used in Australia for 
Opuntia imbricata. 
DIVERGENT—Inclining away from each other. 
DOLICHOTHELE—Long nippled. 
DORSAL—Relating to any part of the back. 
DRY WHISKEY—Lophophora williamsii. 
DUMPLING CACTUS—Lophophora Williamsil. 
ECHINO—Hedgehog. 
ELLIPTIC—In the form of an ellipse. 
ELONGATED—Lengthened. 
EPIPHYTIC—Growing upon another plant but 
deriving no subsistence from it. 
FERO—Fierce. 
FEROCACTUS—A cactus with strong sharp 
spines. 
FILIMENT—The threadlike stem which bears 
the anthers. 
FIMBRIATE—Fringed. 
FINGER CACTUS—Mammillaria having teat- 
shaped tubercles as Coryphantha sulcatus. 
FISHHOOK CACTUS—Ferocactus wislizenii and 
species having a central hooked spine. (31) 
FOLIACEOUS—Leaf bearing or leaf like in 
appearance. 
FRUIT—The ripened ovary or berry. 
GHOST CACTUS—Cephalocereus palmeri. 
GIANT CACTUS—Carnegia gigantea. (102) 
GARAMBULLAS—The word Garambullas is ap- 
lied to nearly all currant-like fruits in 
Mexico. 
GLABROUS—Having a surface without projec- 
tions. 
GLANDULAR—Having the nature of glands. 
GLAUCOUS—Grayish or greenish-blue. 
GLOBOSE—Globe shaped. 
GLOBULAR—Globose or nearly so. 
GLOCHIDS—Spines with barber tips. 
GRIZZLY BEAR—Opuntia ursina. 
HEDGEHOG CACTUS—As Echino means hedge- 
hog any species of Echinocereus, Echinocac- 
tus, Echinomastus, Echinopsis, or Echino- 
fossulocactus, etc. (74) 
HELIO—Pertaining to sun. 
HEMISPHERIC—Half a sphere or shaped like 
half a ball. 
HIKULI—Indian name for Lophophora_ wil- 
liamsii. 
HILUM—The mark at the point of attach- 
ment of an ovary to the plant. 
HUMILIS—Small, low. 
HYLO—Climbing forest plants. 
HYPOCOTYL—Region of the stem below the 
cotyledons. 
IMBRICATE—Overlapping like shingles on a 
roof. 
INDIAN FIiG—Common name for prickly pear, 
especially the species that are cultivated 
for their frujts. (75) 
INSULARIS—An island plant. 
JASMINOCEREUS—A cereus having jasmine 
like flowers. 
JOINT—Section of the stem or branch of an 
Opuntia. 
JOCONOSTLE—A species of Opuntia grown in 
Mexico. The tunas are eaten only when 
cooked. 
JUMPING CACTUS—Opuntia fulgida and any 
other cylindropuntia. (20) 
KAMAMA—lIndian name for Lophophora wil- 
liamsii. 
LACE CACTUS—Echinocereus reichenbachii in 
reference to the lace-like appearance of the 
spines. 
LAMPROSPERMUS—Shiny-seeded. 
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