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cactus(encyclopedia)
cactus(dictionary)
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Cactus League - Baseball(gambling)
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument(encyclopedia)

cactus (iou)



cactus noun. , -uses. E17.
[Latin from Greek kaktos cardoon.]
1. = CARDOON. E17-E19.
2. A succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with thick fleshy stems, usu. spiny and without leaves, and often brilliantly coloured flowers. M18.
Comb.: cactus dahlia a variety of dahlia with rolled-back flower-rays resembling a cactus flower.
cactaceous adjective of or pertaining to the family Cactaceae M19.