cactus
Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants…Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
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Translations
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Examples
48 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
Meaning
3 sensesAny 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
Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
(broadly)A vivid green color inspired by the color of cacti.
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for a genus of cacti (now supFrom taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.
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Forms
plural: cacti / cactuses / cactusses / cactusWord family
47 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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