Ariocarpus
noun
Ar·i·o·car·pus
ˌarē(ˌ)ōˈkärpəs,
-rēəˈk-
: a genus of spineless cacti found in Texas and adjacent Mexico consisting of spirally arranged triangular horny tubercles
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from ario- (from Aria section of Sorbus once considered a separate genus of Malaceae, from Greek aria holm oak) + -carpus