Genus Carnegiea (Noun)
Meaning
Caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Carnegiea includes only one species, the iconic saguaro cactus native to North America.
- Carnegiea is a monotypic genus of caryophylloid dicot with its solitary representative being the giant saguaro.
- Botanists have extensively studied the unique characteristics of the genus Carnegiea, focusing mainly on its singular species.
- The distribution and growth patterns of the genus Carnegiea are closely tied to the saguaro, found primarily in the Sonoran Desert.
- This saguaro belongs to the genus Carnegiea, comprising only this lone species within its classification.