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macrorhizus (m)
macrorhiza (f)
aciculatum
(n)

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

 

 

From the Greek adjective “macros (μακρος)” meaning “large, long, tall, high, deep, far,”, and the Greek word “rhiza (ριζα)”meaning “root, stem, origin” 

( The specific name implies: " large rooted ")

(For example Opuntia macrorhiza var. pottsii)

 

 

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