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Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
From the Greek adjective “Myrios ()” meaning “countless; huge, infinite; 10,000”, and the connective vowel “O” used in botanical Latin, usually for Greek words, and the Greek word “Stigma ()”meaning “point; brand, blemish, thorn”
( The specific name implies: "many points").
(For example Astrophytum myriostigma)