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bisnaga

/bis-nah-guh/US // bɪsˈnɑ gə //

双子星,双子座,双胞胎,双胞胎兄弟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.

Examples

  • He was galloping along at a fair speed when he saw immediately in front of him a couple of bad patches of low bisnaga cactus.

  • A welcome plant to the desert traveler is the bisnaga, or "well of the desert."

  • Pearls big as bisnaga fruit an greeny-white like a high moon.

  • Another of picturesque appeal is the bisnaga or barrel cactus, of which there are many species of many sizes.

  • Here, too, they filled a bucket from the heart of a big Bisnaga cactus as a basis for their drink.