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noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
| 32% | 10 | Its name is derived from the Latin words 'ferus' meaning 'fierce' and 'cactus' meaning 'cactus' | ||||||
noun • genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti | ||||||||
| 32% | 9 | Epiphytic cactus commonly known as mistletoe cactus | ||||||
noun • large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits | ||||||||
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