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Cactus

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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 spines

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Cactus

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noun plural -tuses or -ti (-taɪ)
1. 
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
2.  cactus dahlia

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Cactus

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcactuses or ˈcacˌti (ˈkækˌtaɪ ; kakˈtīˌ)
1. 
any desert plants of the cactus family, native to the New World, with fleshy stems, reduced or spinelike leaves, and often showy flowers
adjective
2. 
designating a family (Cactaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Caryophyllales), including the prickly pear, saguaro, and cereus

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Cactus

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n. pl. cac·ti (-tī′) or cac·tus·es
1. Any of numerous succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants of the family Cactaceae, native chiefly to arid regions of the Americas, having variously colored, often showy flowers with numerous stamens and petals.
2. Any of several similar plants.

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