Meanings
nounchin cactus (plural chin cacti or chin cactuses or chin cactus)
plural chin cacti · plural chin cactuses
- Any of cactus of the genus Gymnocalycium.
Origin
By surface analysis, chin + cactus.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 裸萼球, 蛇龍球 /蛇龙球
- 裸萼球 (luǒ'èqiú)Gymnocalycium-genus cactus
- 蛇龍球 /蛇龙球 (shélóngqiú)Gymnocalycium-genus cactus
Russian гимнокалициум
- гимнокалициум (gimnokalicium)Gymnocalycium-genus cactus
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APA
chin cactus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20cactus
MLA
“chin cactus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20cactus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chin cactus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20cactus.
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