Defenition of the word cactus
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Defenition of the word cactus
- Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
- any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World
- any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Meronymys for the word cactus
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- Cactaceae
- cactus family
- family Cactaceae
Hyponyms for the word cactus
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- Acanthocereus pentagonus
- Acanthocereus tetragonus
- Aporocactus flagelliformis
- Ariocarpus fissuratus
- barrel cactus
- Carnegiea gigantea
- chichipe
- cholla
- Christmas cactus
- coryphantha
- crab cactus
- Easter cactus
- echinocactus
- epiphyllum
- feather ball
- garambulla
- garambulla cactus
- Hatiora gaertneri
- hedgehog cereus
- Knowlton's cactus
- Lemaireocereus chichipe
- living rock
- Lophophora williamsii
- mammillaria
- Mammillaria plumosa
- mescal
- mezcal
- mistletoe cactus
- Myrtillocactus geometrizans
- night-blooming cereus
- nopal
- Opuntia cholla
- orchid cactus
- Pediocactus knowltonii
- peyote
- pitahaya
- pitahaya cactus
- prickly pear
- prickly pear cactus
- rainbow cactus
- rat's-tail cactus
- rattail cactus
- saguaro
- sahuaro
- Schlumbergera baridgesii
- Schlumbergera buckleyi
- Schlumbergera gaertneri
- Schlumbergera truncatus
- Thanksgiving cactus
- Zygocactus truncatus
Hypernyms for the word cactus
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