Cactus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural cac·ti [kak-tahy], /ˈkæk taɪ/, cac·tus·es, cac·tus.
  1. 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.
noun plural -tuses or -ti (-taɪ)
  1. 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
  2. a double-flowered variety of dahlia
Cactus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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