Crested Saguaro's
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Custom Name: Saguaro
Scientific Name: Cereus Giganteus
Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee)
Genus: Carnegiea (kar-neg-GEE-uh)
Species: gigantea f. cristate
Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
Crested adj
1: (heraldry) bearing an heraldic device
2: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or
process on the head; often used in combination; "golden
crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck";
"tufted loosestrife" [syn: topknotted, tufted]
3: (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume [syn: plumed]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Crest \Crest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cresting.]
1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a
crest for.
Crested \Crest"ed\ (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.
1. Having a crest. But laced crested helm. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the
head. ``The crested bird.'' --Dryden.
3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an
elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. --Gray.
Definition as written by Xenomorf:
Daves Garden
On Cacti; A lateral, fan-like outgrowth of the apex, which is a naturally occurring mutant growth form. A fasciation.
Botanical name equivalent is 'Cristate'.
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Last updated January, 2012
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