Meaning
1 senses(Australia, New Zealand, not comparable, slang)Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.
Examples
53 sentencesI bought a cactus.
Я купив кактус. — deniko
ruЯ купил кактус. — Balamax
deIch habe einen Kaktus gekauft. — Luiaard
Do you know why cactuses have needles?
ruТы знаешь, почему у кактусов колючки? — marafon
deWeißt du, warum Kakteen Stacheln haben? — Adelpa
It looks like a cactus.
ruПохоже на кактус. — Wezel
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
The plural of cactus is cacti.
deDer Plural von „Kaktus“ lautet „Kakteen“. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now supFrom taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.
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