chin cactus

English

Gymnocalycium fischeri.

Etymology

By surface analysis, chin +‎ cactus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why is it called this?”)

Noun

chin cactus (plural chin cacti or chin cactuses or chin cactus)

1. Any of cactus of the genus Gymnocalycium.

Translations

Gymnocalycium-genus cactus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 裸萼球 (luǒ'èqiú), 蛇龍球 / 蛇龙球 (shélóngqiú)

• Russian: гимнокалициум m (gimnokalicium)

References

• Gymnocalycium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gymnocalycium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Gymnocalycium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons