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| cac·tus [ káktəss ] (plural cac·ti [ kák t ] or cac·tus·es or cac·tus) |
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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.
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| [Mid-18th century. Via Latin, "cardoon" < Greek kaktos] |
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