Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - cactus
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Cactus
cactus
noun (plural cacti or ~es; also ~) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos Date: 1767 any of a family (Cactaceae, the ~ family) of plants that have succulent stems and branches with scales or spines instead of leaves and are found especially in dry areas (as deserts)
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n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but no leaves, and brilliantly coloured flowers. Phrases and idioms cactus dahlia any kind of dahlia with quilled petals resembling a cactus flower. Derivatives cactaceous adj. Etymology: L f. Gk kaktos cardoon ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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кактус – barrel cactus – brain cactus – crab cactus – giant cactus – hedgehog cactus – nipple cactus – prickly-pear cactus – purple cactus – serpent cactus – snowball cactus – star cactus – tree cactus – twisted-spined cactus – velvet cactus – wing cactus ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(cactuses, or cacti) A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1607, from L. cactus "cardoon," from Gk. kaktos "prickly plant." Modern meaning 18c. given by Linnaeus. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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