echinocacto
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Echinocactus, derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + translingual Cactus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
echinocacto m (plural echinocacti)
- any cactus of the Echinocactus taxonomic genus
Further reading edit
- echinocacto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana