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Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
Epithelantha micromeris ssp. polycephala
the Greek adjective “polys (πολυς)” meaning “much, many, frequent; large; heavy” and the word “cephale (κεφαλη)” meaning "head; front; end, point; source, top; chief person” (The specific name implies: “many-headed”) (for example: Echinocactus polycephalus - Epithelantha polycephala )