English Dictionary

melon cactus

名詞

Any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.

日本語の意味

成熟すると先端に、綿毛や針毛で覆われた構造（cephalium）が現れ、その中に小花が咲く、メロカクタス属（Melocactus）のサボテンの一種

The botanist carefully measured the cephalium of the melon cactus to document its flowering season.

植物学者はその開花時期を記録するために、メロカクタスのセファリウムを慎重に測定した。

意味（1）

Any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.

melon cacti （ plural ）