cactus
cac·tus (kak′təs)
noun pl. -·tuses or -·ti′-tī′
any desert plants of the cactus family, native to the New World, with fleshy stems, reduced or spinelike leaves, and often showy flowers
Etymology: ModL < Gr kaktos, kind of thistle, cardoon
adjective
designating a family (Cactaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Caryophyllales), including the prickly pear, saguaro, and cereus
cactus
n.
Converse of object
- grow: O n my windowsill at home, I have a collection of cacti grown from seeds.
- see: I have seen cacti growing outside in Geneva BG.
- include: Once the programs dictionary has been updated to include cactus specific terms, the translation process is a much shorter one.
Adjective modifier
- prickly: On the small land trail, the main feature is the unique giant prickly pear cactus.
- Mexican: Case studies of 52 taxa of Mexican cacti thought to be under threat or endangered.
- giant: On the small land trail, the main feature is the unique giant prickly pear cactus.
- tall: Patches of tall cactus, thorn scrub, and thatch palms are typical of this habitat.
- most: Potting We recommend re-potting most cacti and succulents each year or at least every two years.
- large: These range from the small and aptly named Stone Plants to some large cacti which almost reach roof level.
Modifies a noun
- plant: The entrance hall is filled with a curious display of cactus plants in majolica pots.
- seed: Access To enable access to the legal trade in Mexican cacti seeds it is proposed that seeds will be sold through public auctions.
- garden: The Ethel M Chocolate Factory & Cactus Garden in Henderson shows how chocolates are made; the cactus garden includes 350 species of cactus.
- house: In the cactus house, they speculated about highly indented cacti.
- desert: The windows and walls are covered in cactus desert sunset friezes with ranch style gates and cowhide placemats.
- collection: Look out for the house on the corner on the main road with a huge cactus collection.
Noun used with modifier
- saguaro: The saguaro cactus is the most obvious manifestation of this arid habitat.
- peyote: From: Mushroom John's Shroom World The peyote cactus.
- pear: On the small land trail, the main feature is the unique giant prickly pear cactus.
- desert: Desert cacti store water in their leaves and stems.
- hoodia: For one, the patent rights for P57, as the active ingredient of the hoodia cactus is known, remains with the CSIR.
Here one is in Later Life, and it's perfectly pleasant really, not for a moment that garden of cactus and sour grapes I'd always assumed it must be.
This is the dead land This is cactus land Here the stone images Are raised, here they receive The supplication of a dead man's hand Under the twinkle of a fading star.
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