echinocacto

Italian

Alternative forms

• echinocactus

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Echinocactus, derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + translingual Cactus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ki.noˈkak.to/
• Rhymes: -akto
• Hyphenation: e‧chi‧no‧càc‧to

Noun

echinocacto m (plural echinocacti)

1. any cactus of the Echinocactus taxonomic genus

Further reading

• echinocacto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana