Meaning

3 senses
  1. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

    Kaktus

    ка́ктусkáktus

    ка́ктусkáktus

    any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

  2. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

  3. (broadly)A vivid green color inspired by the color of cacti.

Examples

53 sentences
  1. I bought a cactus.

    Я купив кактус. — deniko

    ruЯ купил кактус. — Balamax

    deIch habe einen Kaktus gekauft. — Luiaard

  2. Do you know why cactuses have needles?

    ruТы знаешь, почему у кактусов колючки? — marafon

    deWeißt du, warum Kakteen Stacheln haben? — Adelpa

  3. It looks like a cactus.

    ruПохоже на кактус. — Wezel

  4. Tom is a sentient cactus.

    Том — розумний кактус. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deTom ist ein empfindungsfähiger Kaktus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

  5. The plural of cactus is cacti.

    deDer Plural von „Kaktus“ lautet „Kakteen“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
member of the Cactaceae:
Русский
By meaning 1
member of the Cactaceae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
member of the Cactaceae:

Origin

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now sup

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

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