organ pipe cactus national monument

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Definition of organ pipe cactus national monument in English English dictionary

National monument, southwestern Arizona, U.S., at the Mexican border. It was established in 1937. With an area of 330,689 acres (133,929 hectares), it preserves segments of the mountainous Sonoran Desert and is named for the organ-pipe cactus. Wildlife includes Gila monsters, antelope, coyotes, and a variety of birds

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organ pipe cactus

A cactus (family Cactaceae), Stenocereus thurberi, widespread in Mexico, but in the United States, found only at , so named because of its resemblance to organ pipes

Hyphenation

or·gan pipe cac·tus Na·tion·al mo·nu·ment

Turkish pronunciation

ôrgın payp käktıs näşnıl mänyumınt

Pronunciation

/ˈôrgən ˈpīp ˈkaktəs ˈnasʜnəl ˈmänyo͞omənt/ /ˈɔːrɡən ˈpaɪp ˈkæktəs ˈnæʃnəl ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/