cactuses

Variant of cactus

cactus definition

cac·tus (kak′təs)

noun pl. cactuses -·tuses or cacti -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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