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cacotechny |
cacoxene |
cacoxenite |
cactaceae |
cactaceous |
cactus
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cactus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cactus has 1 sense
- cactus(n = noun.plant) - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines; is a member of cactaceae, cactus family, family cactaceae
has particulars: acanthocereus pentagonus, acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya, pitahaya cactus, aporocactus flagelliformis, rat's-tail cactus, rattail cactus, ariocarpus fissuratus, living rock, carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro, night-blooming cereus, coryphantha, barrel cactus, echinocactus, hedgehog cereus, rainbow cactus, epiphyllum, orchid cactus, barrel cactus, easter cactus, hatiora gaertneri, schlumbergera gaertneri, night-blooming cereus, chichipe, lemaireocereus chichipe, lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal, peyote, mammillaria, feather ball, mammillaria plumosa, garambulla, garambulla cactus, myrtillocactus geometrizans, knowlton's cactus, pediocactus knowltonii, nopal, prickly pear, prickly pear cactus, cholla, opuntia cholla, mistletoe cactus, christmas cactus, schlumbergera baridgesii, schlumbergera buckleyi, night-blooming cereus, crab cactus, schlumbergera truncatus, thanksgiving cactus, zygocactus truncatus
is a kind of succulent
CIDE DICTIONARY
cactus, n. [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. .].
Any plant of the order Cactacæ , as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cactus, n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but no leaves, and brilliantly coloured flowers.
Idiom
cactus dahlia any kind of dahlia with quilled petals resembling a cactus flower.
Derivative
cactaceous adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk kaktos cardoon
THESAURUS
cactus
bramble, brier, bristle, burr, catchweed, cleavers, goose grass, needle, nettle, pine needle, prickle, quill, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, sticker, thistle, thorn, yucca
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