I find it hard not to pot up bits of Pterocactus that have rooted in other pots, especially if they have buds. This has resulted in a few pots of them on a shelf of the greenhouse. Looking at them the other day I was wondering about collective nouns for cacti so I thought I'd post something to see if anyone had any ideas - just for fun of course!
A quick look on line came up with;
: A reservoir of succulents
: A spike of cacti
: A pack of Aloes
I thought we could probably do better.
How about?
: A ptorrent of Pterocacti
: A lot of Lobivias
: An ouch of Opuntias
: A plethora of Pelycyphoras
: A reef of Rhipsalis (Based on John PIlbeam's comment in Connoisseurs Cacti that they could resemble armloads of seaweed)
: An excess of Echinopsis
Here's the sight that started all this nonsense!
Collective nouns
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Re: Collective nouns
A serving of Strombocactus.
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Thanks guys for the ideas.
I'm needing onomatopoeia and alliteration for a cactus based piece of work I'm writing ..... so all useful .... for ME!
I'm needing onomatopoeia and alliteration for a cactus based piece of work I'm writing ..... so all useful .... for ME!
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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David Neville
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Re: Collective nouns
What a lovely idea!
How about a medley of Mammillarias.
Or a plethora of Parodias
Or a symphony of Stapeliads.
Or a sonnet of Sulcorebutias.
Or a rhapsody of Rebutias.
Or an aria of Aloes... or Aylosteras.
Or an epiphany of Escobarias.
Or a delight of Discocactus.
I could go on......
How about a medley of Mammillarias.
Or a plethora of Parodias
Or a symphony of Stapeliads.
Or a sonnet of Sulcorebutias.
Or a rhapsody of Rebutias.
Or an aria of Aloes... or Aylosteras.
Or an epiphany of Escobarias.
Or a delight of Discocactus.
I could go on......
David Neville
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Re: Collective nouns
Surely a stench of Stapeliads?
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RJC
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Re: Collective nouns
A fistful of Fraileas
A lump of Lophophora (sorry!)
A lens of Lithops
An Aria of Ariocarpus...
A lump of Lophophora (sorry!)
A lens of Lithops
An Aria of Ariocarpus...
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A murder of Opuntia.
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Re: Collective nouns
A murder of opuntias seems appropriate..... but I think the crows already stole this one!
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Re: Collective nouns
An elation of Echinopsis
A cornucopia of Conophytum
An aggregate of Argyroderma
A tub of Tunilla
A cornucopia of Conophytum
An aggregate of Argyroderma
A tub of Tunilla
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
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A resurrection of Aylostera
A forbidding of Notocactus
An omnipresence of Oxalis
An attachment of tephrocacti
A forbidding of Notocactus
An omnipresence of Oxalis
An attachment of tephrocacti