Look up: echino-

1. echino-
   Echin- ... Prickly, spiny. ... Origin: G. Echinos, hedgehog, sea urchin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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2. echino-
   Type: Term Pronunciation: e-kī′nō, ek′in Definitions: 1. Prickly, spiny.
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3. Echinobunus
   `Echinobunus elegans` is a species of harvestmen in a monotypic genus in the family publisher=Texas A&M University |accessdate=December 22, 2010-->--> References:
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4. 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 gian...
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5. echinocactus
   [n] - any cactus of the genus Echinocactus
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6. echinocactus
   noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
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7. 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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8. Echinocactus
   Echinocactus is a genus of cactaceous plants inhabiting Mexico and South America, and remarkable for their peculiar forms, being globular, rectangular, or cylindrical, and without leaves, fluted and ribbed, with stiff spines clustered on woolly cushions. Some of them are very bulky. The flowers are large and showy.
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9. Echinocactus
   `Echinocactus` is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae.<ref name="GRIN"/> The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εχινος (echinos), meaning "spiny," and cactus. It and Ferocactus are the two genera of barrel cactu...
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10. 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 genu...
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11. Echinocactus horizonthalonius
    `Echinocactus horizonthalonius` is a species of cactus known by several common names, including `devilshead`, `turk`s head cactus`, `blue barrel cactus`, `eagle`s claw`,<ref name=baker>Baker, M. (2007). http://www.fws.gov/southwest/federal_assistance/PDFs/Nichol%27sTurk%27sheadcactusmorpho...
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12. echinocandin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-kī-nō-kan′din Definitions: 1. A class of antifungal compounds targeting the fungal cell wall. Action is by specific and noncompetitive inhibition of the (1,3)-β-d-glucan synthase enzyme complex that forms glucan polymers; a major component of the...
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13. Echinocandin
    `Echinocandins` are antifungal drugs that inhibit the synthesis of glucan in the cell wall, probably via noncompetitive inhibition of the enzyme 1,3-β glucan synthase<ref name="pmid16960253">--><ref name="pmid16990627">--> and are thus called `penicillin of antifungals` ...
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14. 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. References:
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15. 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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16. Echinocardium cordatum
    `Echinocardium cordatum`, or the `sea potato`, is a sea urchin in the family Loveniidae. It is found in sub-tidal regions in temperate seas around the world and lives buried in the sandy sea floor. Description: The sea potato is a heart shaped urchin clothed in a dense mat of furrowed yellowi...
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17. 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 an...
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18. Echinocereus
    [n] - large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
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19. Echinocereus
    genus Echinocereus noun large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States
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20. Echinocereus
    `Echinocereus` is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species from the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the fruit edible. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἐχῖ...
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21. Echinocereus chisoensis
    `Echinocereus chisoensis` is a rare species of cactus known by the common name `Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus`. There are two varieties of this species, both rare.<ref name=rec>USFWS. http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/931208c.pdf Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus Recovery Plan. 1993.-...
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22. Echinocereus fendleri
    `Echinocereus fendleri` is a species of cactus known by the common names `pinkflower hedgehog cactus` and `Fendler`s hedgehog cactus`. It grows in deserts and woodlands in the southwestern United States and Mexico.<ref name=tnc>http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?search...
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23. Echinocereus reichenbachii
    The popular name of `Echinocereus reichenbachii` is `Hedgehog Cactus` or `Lace Cactus` due to the appearance of the spines. This cylindrical cactus generally grows as a lone cactus or in clumps in Mexico and Southern USA. It has been found as far north as Oklahoma, Kansas, and possibly into C...
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24. Echinocereus triglochidiatus
    `Echinocereus triglochidiatus` is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names, including `Kingcup cactus`, `Claretcup`, and `Mojave mound cactus`. This cactus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a resident of varied habitats from low des...
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25. 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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