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cactus

39 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cactus (noun)
  2. agave cactus (noun)
  3. ball cactus (noun)
  4. barrel cactus (noun)
  5. bird's-nest cactus (noun)
  6. button cactus (noun)
  7. candle cactus (noun)
  8. cane cactus (noun)
  9. cob cactus (noun)
  10. crab cactus (noun)
  11. creeping devil cactus (noun)
  12. deerhorn cactus (noun)
  13. fishhook cactus (noun)
  14. giant cactus (noun)
  15. grizzly-bear cactus (noun)
  16. hatchet cactus (noun)
  17. hedge cactus (noun)
  18. hedgehog cactus (noun)
  19. jointed cactus (noun)
  20. jumping cactus (noun)
  21. melon cactus (noun)
  22. mistletoe cactus (noun)
  23. old-man cactus (noun)
  24. orchid cactus (noun)
  25. organ-pipe cactus (noun)
  26. peanut cactus (noun)
  27. pincushion cactus (noun)
  28. rabbit-ear (noun)
  29. rainbow cactus (noun)
  30. rattail cactus (noun)

cac·tus

noun \ˈkak-təs\
plural cac·ti\-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē\ or cac·tus·es also cactus

Definition of CACTUS

: any of a family (Cactaceae, the cactus family) of plants that have succulent stems and branches with scales or spines instead of leaves and are found especially in dry areas (as deserts)
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Origin of CACTUS

New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos
First Known Use: 1767

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

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