devil's rope
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Noun
- Mortal sin.
- An open branching shrub (Cylindropuntia imbricata (species)) with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.
- A variety of cochineal, (Dactylopius newsteadi (species)), used to destroy Cylindropuntia imbricata (species).
- Barbed wire
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