Pediocactus
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”) + New Latin cactus m (“cactus”)
Proper noun
Pediocactus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – plains cactus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Cactoideae – subfamily; Cacteae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pediocactus simpsonii (mountain ball cactus, Simpson's hedgehog cactus, snowball pediocactus, mountain cactus, Simpson’s footcactus, Simpson’s hedgehog cactus) – type species
Descendants
- → English: pediocactus
- → Esperanto: pediokakto
- → Greek: πεδιόκακτος (pediókaktos)
- → Russian: педиока́ктус (pediokáktus)
See also
- Pediocactus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pediocactus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pediocactus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons