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mammillaria [mam-uh-lair-ee-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- any of various cacti of the genus Mammillaria, including the pincushion cactus.
Origin of mammillaria New Latin (1824); see mammilla, -aria Examples from the Web for mammillaria Historical Examples of mammillaria
Like Mammillaria MacDougalii, the tubercles when injured exude a thick white milky fluid.
John James Thornber