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cactus
[ kak-tuhs ]
noun
- any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
cactus
/ kækˈteɪʃəs; ˈkæktəs /
noun
- any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae of the arid regions of America. Cactuses have swollen tough stems, leaves reduced to spines or scales, and often large brightly coloured flowers
- cactus dahliaa double-flowered variety of dahlia
Derived Forms
- cactaceous, adjective
Other Words From
- cactus·like cactoid adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cactus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cactus1
Example Sentences
Rather than a watery grave, however, a mysterious moonlit desert is where she’s adrift, a row of spiky cactuses behind her appearing to pierce her body.
The hillside around Robert Dickran’s home in Camarillo Heights was dotted with burnt cacti and charred brush, showing just how close the fire came to his home.
Saguaro cacti in the Sonoran desert, of course.
All that’s left is a clump of white painted metal clinging to the mountainside among the cacti and sandy brown soil.
After a few hours of falling down into desert washes and getting spiked by cactuses, the group realized they were in trouble.
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What Is The Plural Of Cactus?
Plural word for cactus
The plural form of cactus can be either cacti, cactuses, or cactus. Cacti is most commonly used. Like many words derived from Latin, it is pluralized by replacing the -us ending with -i, as in fungus/fungi and nucleus/nuclei.
However, the plural form cactuses, created by adding the typical -es to the end, is also correct. This alternative plural form is also acceptable for some other Latin-derived or related terms, as in focus/foci/focuses and radius/radii/radiuses.
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