CACTUS


Meaning of CACTUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkak-təs ]

noun

( plural cac·ti -ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē ; or cac·tus·es also cactus )

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos

Date: 1767

: 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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