cac·tus (k k t s)n. pl. cac·ti (-t   ) or cac·tus·es 1. Any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions of the New World, having variously colored, often showy flowers with numerous stamens and petals. 2. Any of several similar plants. [Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos.] |
cactus [ˈkæktəs]
n pl -tuses, -ti [-taɪ]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae of the arid regions of America. Cactuses have swollen tough stems, leaves reduced to spines or scales, and often large brightly coloured flowers
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
cactus dahlia a double-flowered variety of dahlia
[from Latin: prickly plant, from Greek kaktos cardoon]
cactaceous [kækˈteɪʃəs] adj
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| Noun | 1. |  cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesAcanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya, pitahaya cactus - cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Aporocactus flagelliformis, rat's-tail cactus, rattail cactus - commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days Ariocarpus fissuratus, living rock - usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States Carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro - extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit night-blooming cereus - any of several cacti of the genus Cereus coryphantha - a cactus of the genus Coryphantha echinocactus, barrel cactus - any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil hedgehog cereus - cactus of the genus Echinocereus rainbow cactus - a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico epiphyllum, orchid cactus - any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers barrel cactus - a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits Easter cactus, Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri - spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera night-blooming cereus - any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus chichipe, Lemaireocereus chichipe - tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal, peyote - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons mammillaria - any cactus of the genus Mammillaria feather ball, Mammillaria plumosa - a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico garambulla, garambulla cactus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans - arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit Knowlton's cactus, Pediocactus knowltonii - small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species nopal - any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears prickly pear, prickly pear cactus - cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock cholla, Opuntia cholla - arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico mistletoe cactus - a plant of the genus Rhipsalis Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera baridgesii, Schlumbergera buckleyi - epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter night-blooming cereus - any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus crab cactus, Schlumbergera truncatus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus - South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera succulent - a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs |
Translations
cactus
n → Kaktus m
n cactus [ˈkӕktəs]
a prickly plant whose stem stores water. kaktus صبّـار ، صَبْر кактус kaktus kaktus der Kaktus κάκτος cactus kaktus کاکتوس kaktus cactus קַקטוּס कैक्टस kaktus kaktusz kaktus kaktus cactus さぼてん 선인장 kaktusas kaktuss kaktus cactus kaktus kaktus cacto cactus кактус kaktus kaktus kaktus kaktus พืชจำพวกหนึ่งไม่มีใบพบมากในแถบทะเลทราย kaktüs 仙人掌 кактус تھور کا پودا cây xương rồng 仙人掌
cactus → صبار kaktus kaktus Kaktus κάκτος cactus kaktus cactus kaktus cactus サボテン 선인장 cactus kaktus kaktus cacto кактус kaktus ตระบองเพชร kaktüs cây xương rồng 仙人掌
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