( Ecclesiastical ) IPA ( key): /ˈkak.tus/, Ĭactus m ( genitive cactī) second declension. ( Classical ) IPA ( key): /ˈkak.tus/,. cactus in – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianaįrom Ancient Greek κάκτος ( káktos, “ cardoon ” ). “ cactus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé, 2012. cactus, plant of the family Cactaceae Synonym: cactee. “cactus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.Ĭactusfamilie Wikipedia nl Alternative forms Ĭactus m ( plural cactussen, diminutive cactusje n). “cactus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. 
“ cactus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022. “cactus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. ( Balearic, Central, Valencian ) IPA ( key): /ˈkak.tus/. ( botany ) cactus ( member of the Cactaceae )īorrowed from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος ( káktos, “ cardoon ” ), of pre-Greek origin. Cactus in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911). ^ “ cactus” in Unabridged,, LLC, 1995–present. ^ “ cactus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. ^ “ cactus”, in Lexico, Oxford University Press, 2019–present. ^ “ cactus”, in Collins English Dictionary. ^ The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003. ( Australia, New Zealand, slang ) Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead. Portuguese: cacto (pt) m ( Brazil ), cato (pt) m ( Portugal ), cáctus (pt) m. Jeju: 떡꼿 ( tteokkkot ), 벡년초 ( bengnyeoncho ), 선인장 ( seoninjang ). strawberry cactus ( Mammillaria dioica). pencil cactus ( Euphorbia tirucalli and Cylindropuntia ramosissima). organ pipe cactus ( Stenocereus thurberi). old lady cactus ( Mammillaria hahniana). ladyfinger cactus ( Mammillaria elongata and ( Echinocereus pentalophus). horse crippler cactus ( Echinocactus spp.). hedgehog cactus ( Pediocactus, Echinocereus, and Echinopsis spp.). gold lace cactus ( Mammillaria elongata). fishhook cactus ( Mammillaria, Echinomastus, and ( Sclerocactus spp.). dumpling cactus ( Lophophora williamsii). cactus wren ( Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus). ( member of Cactaceae ) : nopal, saguaro. These succulents are better described as " cactoid" or " cactiform" unless they are actual members of the Cactaceae. Informally, cactus is used to refer to any stem succulent adapted to a dry climate, notably species from genus Euphorbia with forms reminiscent of Cactaceae. 
The sole exception is Rhipsalis, a jungle epiphyte found in tropical Africa, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka, as well as North and South America. With one exception, all are native to the New World (the Americas). In modern English, the term cactus properly refers to plants belonging to the family Cactaceae.
Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs. ( botany ) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. ( UK ) IPA ( key): /ˈkæktəs/, /ˈkæktʌs/ Ĭactus ( plural cacti or cactuses or cactusses or cactus). Saguaro cactus (Ansel Adams, 1941) Etymology įrom Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος ( káktos, “ cardoon ” ), possibly of pre-Greek origin.
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