me loc act us

[Lat. melo, from Gr. mēlon = an apple, and Lat, cactus (q. v.).] Bot .: The typical genus of the family Melocactide (q. v.). It consists of a globose or conical stem, having rows of spores at intervals and flowers at the top on a hemispherical or cylindrical head. Distribution, West Indies and other parts of tropical America. Me loc act us communis is the Turk's. English man's, or Pope's Head Cactus. The head bearing the flower is red, and like a Turkish fez in form. melon, and canna ; Gr. kanna =a reed, a cane.] měl-o-căn-na, s. [Lat. melo an apple-shaped Bot. A genus of gra es, sometimes called Beesha. soides is the common gregarious bamboo of ChittaIt is of the family Bambuside. Melocanna bambu gong. Gamble says that it has an edible fruit, and Prof. Watt that "its fiber is well adapted for papermaking." The stems are from fifty to seventy feet long, with a girth of from twelve to thirteen inches, They are cut and used for mats for house-building, .