Friday 7 December 2012

dozen random cactuses

cactus |ˈkaktəs|
noun ( pl. -ti |-tī; -tē| or -tuses )
a succulent plant with a thick, fleshy stem that typically bears spines, lacks leaves, and has brilliantly colored flowers. Cacti are native to arid regions of the New World and are cultivated elsewhere, esp. as houseplants. Family Cactaceae: numerous genera and species.

DERIVATIVES
cactaceous |kakˈtā sh əs| |køkˈteɪʃəs| |-ˈteɪʃəs| adjective

ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense [cardoon] ): from Latin, from Greek kaktos ‘cardoon.’



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