HEDGEHOG CACTUS

Meaning of HEDGEHOG CACTUS in English

any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night.

[ 1875-80, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEDGEHOG CACTUS — noun : any of several cacti with stout sharp spines: as a. : a cactus of the genus Echinocactus b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — the genus Echinocereus, about 35 species of the family Cactaceae, native from central Mexico to the western U.S. Hedgehog refers …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — (ботаника) эхинокактус (Echinocactus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — бот. эхинокактус ( Echinocactus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — бот. эхинокактус ( Echinocactus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — бот. эхинокактус ( Echinocactus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — эхинокактус (Echinocactus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — эхинокактус ( Echinocactus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HEDGEHOG CACTUS — (ботаника) эхинокактус (Echinocactus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEDGEHOG — erinacio, herisson
English interlingue dictionary
CACTUS — cacté
English interlingue dictionary
HEDGEHOG — noun Date: 15th century 1. any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have both hair …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CACTUS — noun (plural cacti or ~es; also ~) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos Date: 1767 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEDGEHOG — Any of 14 species of insectivores in the family Erinaceidae. They eat primarily insects and other arthropods but will also …
Английский словарь Британика
CACTUS — Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of North …
Английский словарь Британика
HEDGEHOG — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English hegge hogge, from hegge hedge + hogge hog — more at hedge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CACTUS — ˈkaktəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos 1. capitalized , in some classifications : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — (n.) A variety of transformer with open magnetic circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned outward and …
Английский словарь Webster
HEDGEHOG — (n.) A form of dredging machine.
Английский словарь Webster
HEDGEHOG — (n.) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so called.
Английский словарь Webster
HEDGEHOG — (n.) The Canadian porcupine.
Английский словарь Webster
HEDGEHOG — (n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the …
Английский словарь Webster
CACTUS — (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have …
Английский словарь Webster
HEDGEHOG — ( n. ) The Canadian porcupine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — ( n. ) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — ( n. ) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — ( n. ) A form of dredging machine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CACTUS — ( n. ) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — — hedgehoggy , adj. /hej"hog', -hawg'/ , n. 1. an Old World, insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, esp. E. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CACTUS — — cactuslike, cactoid , adj. /kak"teuhs/ , n. , pl. cacti /-tuy/ , cactuses, cactus . any of numerous succulent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — n. small mammal with spiny hairs on its back and sides (found in Africa and Eurasia); porcupine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CACTUS — n. type of spiny succulent plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HEDGEHOG — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. : any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Eurasian and African nocturnal insectivores that have …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CACTUS — noun ( plural cac·ti -ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē ; or cac·tus·es also cactus ) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEDGEHOG — noun the canadian porcupine. 2. hedgehog ·noun a form of dredging machine. 3. hedgehog ·noun a species of medicago (m. …
Webster English vocab
CACTUS — noun any plant of the order cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. ·see cereus. they usually have …
Webster English vocab
HEDGEHOG — ■ noun 1》 a nocturnal insectivorous mammal with a spiny coat and short legs, able to roll itself into a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CACTUS — ■ noun ( plural cacti -tʌɪ or ~es ) a succulent plant of a large family native to arid regions …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEDGEHOG — [hedge.hog] n (15c) 1 a: any of a subfamily (Erinaceinae) of Old World nocturnal insectivores that have both hair and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CACTUS — [cac.tus] n, pl cac.ti or cac.tus.es also cactus [NL, genus name, fr. L, cardoon, fr. Gk kaktos] (1767): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEDGEHOG — any of 14 species of Old World mammals composing the family Erinaceidae, order Insectivora. There are two kinds: the gymnure …
Britannica English vocabulary
CACTUS — plural Cacti, or Cactuses, dicotyledonous (characterized by two seed leaves) flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae, of the order …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEDGEHOG — hedgehog BrE AmE ˈhedʒ hɒɡ -ɒɡ AmE \ -hɔːɡ -hɑːɡ ▷ hedgehog|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CACTUS — cact|us BrE AmE ˈkækt |əs ▷ cact|i aɪ iː ▷ cact|uses əs ɪz əs əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEDGEHOG — / ˈhedʒhɒg; NAmE -hɔːg; -hɑːg/ noun a small brown European animal with stiff parts like needles, (called spines ), covering …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — / ˈkæktəs; NAmE / noun ( pl. cac·tuses or cacti / ˈkæktaɪ; NAmE /) a plant that grows in hot …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — cac ‧ tus /ˈkæktəs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cacti /-taɪ/ or cactuses ) [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Oxford English vocab
HEDGEHOG — ( hedgehogs) A hedgehog is a small brown animal with sharp spikes covering its back. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — ( cactuses, or cacti /kæktaɪ/ ) A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — (~es, or cacti) A ~ is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HEDGEHOG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ The little hedgehog smoothed her quills and tried to look dignified. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CACTUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As for water, that would come in minute drops from the cactus . ▪ But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CACTUS — [noun] [C] [plural] cactuses or cacti - any of many types of desert plant with thick stems for storing water …
Cambridge English vocab
HEDGEHOG — n. Any of 14 species of insectivores in the family Erinaceidae. They eat primarily insects and other arthropods but will …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CACTUS — n. Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CACTUS — Synonyms and related words : bramble, brier, bristle, burr, catchweed, cleavers, goose grass, needle, nettle, pine needle, prickle, quill, spicule, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEDGEHOG — сущ. 1) а) еж; амер. тж. дикобраз б) любое животное, имеющее защитный покров, состоящий из колючек 2) неуживчивый человек 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CACTUS — сущ. кактус (ботаника) кактус (Opuntia gen.) cactus (pl es, cacti) кактус
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEDGEHOG — hedgehog.ogg ʹhedʒhɒg n 1. 1> зоол. ёж ( Erinaceus europaeus ) 2> амер. разг. дикобраз 2. бот. колючая семенная коробочка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CACTUS — cactus.ogg ʹkæktəs n ( pl тж. -ti) бот. кактус ( Opuntia gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CACTUS — кактус, дерево хусими - rooted cactus
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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