The
genus name "Echinocereus" derives from the Greek word
“echinos (εχινος)” meaning "porcupine or hedgehog", "sea urchin”
referring
to the spines that cover the plant,. and the
Latin word “Cereus” meaning "large wax candle"
(the
name
of a columnar cactus
genus)
( The
genus name implies:"spiny cereus").
