OLD-MAN CACTUS

Meaning of OLD-MAN CACTUS in English

/ohld"man'/

a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 ft. (9 to 12 m) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.

[ 1895-1900, Amer. ]

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OLD-MAN CACTUS — noun : a Mexican cactus ( Cephalocereus senilis ) having its joints crowned by drooping white hairs
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD-MAN CACTUS — usually Cephalocereus senilis, a columnar species of cactus (family Cactaceae), native to central Mexico. Because of the wisps of whitish …
Britannica English vocabulary
CACTUS — cacté
English interlingue dictionary
CACTUS — noun (plural cacti or ~es; also ~) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos Date: 1767 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
CACTUS — Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of North …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CACTUS — ˈkaktəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos 1. capitalized , in some classifications : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CACTUS — (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have …
Английский словарь Webster
CACTUS — ( n. ) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CACTUS — — cactuslike, cactoid , adj. /kak"teuhs/ , n. , pl. cacti /-tuy/ , cactuses, cactus . any of numerous succulent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CACTUS — n. type of spiny succulent plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CACTUS — noun ( plural cac·ti -ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē ; or cac·tus·es also cactus ) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
CACTUS — noun any plant of the order cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. ·see cereus. they usually have …
Webster English vocab
CACTUS — ■ noun ( plural cacti -tʌɪ or ~es ) a succulent plant of a large family native to arid regions …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CACTUS — [cac.tus] n, pl cac.ti or cac.tus.es also cactus [NL, genus name, fr. L, cardoon, fr. Gk kaktos] (1767): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CACTUS — plural Cacti, or Cactuses, dicotyledonous (characterized by two seed leaves) flowering plants belonging to the family Cactaceae, of the order …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CACTUS — cact|us BrE AmE ˈkækt |əs ▷ cact|i aɪ iː ▷ cact|uses əs ɪz əs əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — / ˈkæktəs; NAmE / noun ( pl. cac·tuses or cacti / ˈkæktaɪ; NAmE /) a plant that grows in hot …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CACTUS — cac ‧ tus /ˈkæktəs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cacti /-taɪ/ or cactuses ) [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CACTUS — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — ( cactuses, or cacti /kæktaɪ/ ) A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CACTUS — (~es, or cacti) A ~ is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CACTUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As for water, that would come in minute drops from the cactus . ▪ But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
CACTUS — [noun] [C] [plural] cactuses or cacti - any of many types of desert plant with thick stems for storing water …
Cambridge English vocab
CACTUS — n. Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
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MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CACTUS — Synonyms and related words : bramble, brier, bristle, burr, catchweed, cleavers, goose grass, needle, nettle, pine needle, prickle, quill, spicule, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
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