feather ball

/ˌfɛðər bɔl/
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Other forms: feather balls

Definitions of feather ball
  1. noun
    a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico
    synonyms: Mammillaria plumosa
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    type of:
    cactus
    any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
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