CACTUS
Definition:
- [noun] any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World
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Related Words:
- pitahaya cactus, pitahaya, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus pentagonus
- rattail cactus, rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis
- living rock, Ariocarpus fissuratus
- saguaro, sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea
- night-blooming cereus
- coryphantha
- echinocactus, barrel cactus
- hedgehog cereus
- rainbow cactus
- epiphyllum, orchid cactus
- barrel cactus
- Easter cactus, Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri
- night-blooming cereus
- chichipe, Lemaireocereus chichipe
- mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii
- mammillaria
- feather ball, Mammillaria plumosa
- garambulla, garambulla cactus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans
- Knowlton's cactus, Pediocactus knowltonii
- nopal
- prickly pear, prickly pear cactus
- cholla, Opuntia cholla
- mistletoe cactus
- Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera buckleyi, Schlumbergera baridgesii
- night-blooming cereus
- crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus
