Spiny Treelike Cactus Crossword Clue

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	noun • arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
	47%	7		Treelike cactus
	noun • extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
	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

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