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   echino-
   Echin- ... Prickly, spiny. ... Origin: G. Echinos, hedgehog, sea urchin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   echino-
   Prickly, spiny. [G. echinos, hedgehog, sea urchin]
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   Echinocactus
   (Eagle Claws, Golden Barrel, Hedgehog Cactus, Mexican Giant Barrel, Mother-In-Law's Chair, Mule Crippler) This group consists of six cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. These globular- to barrel-shaped plants (Hedgehog Cactus) vary in size from small plants only 41/2 inches wide to giants 3 feet wide and 61/2 feet high, weighing more than 2,200 pounds. These plants produce a ring of open-faced flowers on the plant's crown ranging in color from golden yellow to purplish-red. These ca...
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   echinocactus
   [n] - any cactus of the genus Echinocactus
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   echinocactus
   noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
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   Echinocactus
   `Echinocactus` is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, usually with large spines and small flowers. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εÃ?‡Î¹Î½Î¿Ã?‚ `echino-` `spiny` and `cactus`. Other types of Barrel Cactus are assigned to genus `Ferocactus`. Additional species used to be included in the genus but now the number is reduced to six. They thrive on plenty of sun. The best known species is `Echinocactus grusonii` from Mexico which i...
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   Echinocactus
   (from the article `barrel cactus`) ...for a group of more or less barrel-shaped cacti, family Cactaceae, native to North and South America. It is most often used for two large-stemmed ...
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   Echinocactus grusonii
   `Echinocactus grusonii` is a well known species of cactus native to central Mexico from San Luis Potosi to Hidalgo. Described by Heinrich Hildmann in 1891, it is popularly known as the `Golden Barrel Cactus`, `Golden Ball` or, amusingly, `Mother-in-Law's Cushion`. It belongs to the small genus `Echinocactus`, which together with the related genus `Ferocactus`, are commonly referred to as barrel cacti. Despite being one of the most popular cacti...
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   Echinocandin
   `Echinocandins` are antifungal drugs that inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the cell wall, probably via the enzyme 1,3-β glucan synthase. They are fungicidal against yeast and fungistatic against mold. * Anidulafungin * Caspofungin * Micafungin
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    Echinocardium
    `Echinocardium` is a genus of sea urchins of the family Loveniidae, known as `heart urchins`.
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    Echinocardium australe
    `Echinocardium australe`, or the `New Zealand heart urchin` is a sea urchin of the family Loveniidae, endemic to New Zealand. Length is up to 40 mm. `Echinocardium australe` are common but difficult to find animals living buried in soft-sediment habitats. There is a small ventilation slit in the surface of the sediment, or a characteristic track, but often even these small signs are missing. These small sediment-coloured urchins move with almost...
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    Echinocardium cordatum
    (from the article `heart urchin`) The common heart urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) occurs in all oceans. Spatangus purpureus is common on the coasts of western Europe, the ...
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    Echinocereus
    (Claret Cup Hedgehog, Cylinder Bells, Hedgehog Cacti, Lace Cactus, Porcupine Hedgehog, Rainbow Cactus, Strawberry Cactus) This group consists of about fifty cacti from the southern U.S. and Mexico. These pretty cacti come in a wide range of shapes and colors. Some species form round, spiny mounds and are commonly called Hedgehog Cacti, while others develop thin, rambling stems. The flower buds of these succulents form inside the stems, bursting out near the stem tips in late spring and early sum...
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    Echinocereus
    [n] - large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
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    Echinocereus
    genus Echinocereus noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
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    Echinocereus
    `Echinocereus` is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 50 species from the southern United States and Mexico. They are commonly known as hedgehog cacti, though the term also applies for `Pediocactus`. The flowers are usually large, and the fruit are edible. Most `Echinocereus` species prefer full sun. The genera `Morangaya` G.D.Rowley and `Wilcoxia` Britton & Rose have been brought into synonymy wi...
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    Echinocereus engelmannii
    The `Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus` (`Echinocereus engelmannii`) is commonly found in desert areas of the southwestern United States and the adjacent areas of Mexico, including the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora. It usually grows in clusters, sometimes up to 20 and more stems. Its bright magenta flowers bloom in April in its southern extremes to late May at northern locations. The flowers are borne at the upp...
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    Echinocereus reichenbachii
    The `Lace Cactus` (`Echinocereus reichenbachii`) is form of cactus. Image:Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii).jpg|front view Image:Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) 2.jpg|shown with keys, for scale Category:Cacti
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    Echinocereus viridiflorus
    (from the article `hedgehog cactus`) The Echinocereus viridiflorus complex, with small fragrant green to brown flowers, is the northernmost group, growing from Mexico to Wyoming and ...
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    Echinochasmus
    A genus of digenetic flukes (family Echinostomatidae), particularly common in wading and fish-eating birds; the species Echinochasmus perfoliatus var. Japonicus is reported as a rare intestinal parasite of humans in Japan. ... Origin: echino-+ G. Chasma, open mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    Echinochasmus
    A genus of digenetic flukes (family Echinostomatidae), particularly common in wading and fish-eating birds; the species Echinochasmus perfoliatus var. japonicus is reported as a rare intestinal parasite of humans in Japan. [echino- + G. chasma, open mouth]
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    Echinochloa
    [n] - annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
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    Echinochloa
    genus Echinochloa noun annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
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    Echinochloa
    `Echinochloa` is a genus, some of whose members are grown as cereal or fodder crops, grouped with the millets, and known by common names including `barnyard millet` and `billion-dollar grass`. Domesticated species are: * `Echinochloa esculenta` (Japanese Millet) * `Echinochloa frumentacea` (White Millet) * `Echinochloa stagnina` Wild species include: * `Echinochloa caudata` * `Echinochloa colona` (Shama Millet) * `Echinochloa crus-galli` (Bar...
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    Echinochloa caudata
    `Echinochloa caudata`, is a species of `Echinochloa`. Category:millets Category:Cereals Category:Underutilized crops
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