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cactus

cac·tus [ káktəss ] (plural cac·ti [ kák t ] or cac·tus·es or cac·tus)


noun 
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spiky desert plant: a spiny leafless plant with fleshy stems and branches and often with brilliantly colored flowers. Native to: dry desert regions of the Americas.  Family Cactaceae.

[Mid-18th century. Via Latin, "cardoon" < Greek kaktos]
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