QUIZZES
IS YOUR DESERT PLANT KNOWLEDGE SUCCULENT OR DRIED UP?
Cactus aficionados, don't get left in the dust with this quiz on desert plants. Find out if you have the knowledge to survive this prickly foray into the desert!
Question 1 of 7
This tall, horizontally branched cactus is probably the most recognizable cactus in Arizona. What is it called?
Words nearby abstergent
abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstr.
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British Dictionary definitions for abstergent
abstergent
/ (əbˈstɜːdʒənt) /
adjective
cleansing or scouring
Word Origin for abstergent
C17: from Latin abstergent-, abstērgens wiping off, from abs- away, off + tergēre to wipe
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