cactus
41cactus — UK [ˈkæktəs] / US noun [countable] Word forms cactus : singular cactus plural cacti UK [ˈkæktaɪ] / US [ˈkækˌtaɪ] or cactuses a plant that grows in deserts and has thick stems and sharp points called spines …
42cactus — /ˈkæktəs / (say kaktuhs) noun (plural cactuses or cacti /ˈkæktaɪ/ (say kaktuy), /ˈkækti/ (say kaktee)) 1. any of various fleshy stemmed plants of the family Cactaceae, usually leafless and spiny, often producing showy flowers, chiefly native to… …
43cactus — [17] Cactus comes via Latin from Greek káktos, which was the name of the cardoon, a plant of the thistle family with edible leafstalks. Cactus originally had that meaning in English too, and it was not until the 18th century that the Swedish… …
44cactus — n. (pl. cacti or cactuses) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, with a thick fleshy stem, usu. spines but no leaves, and brilliantly coloured flowers. Phrases and idioms: cactus dahlia any kind of dahlia with quilled petals resembling a… …
45CACTUS — n. m. T. de Botanique Genre de plantes grasses dont la tige est en général charnue, garnie d’aiguillons en faisceaux et ordinairement dépourvue de feuilles. Le nopal, la raquette sont du genre des cactus …
46cactus — {{hw}}{{cactus}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Correntemente, pianta tropicale delle Centrospermali con fusto carnoso sempreverde, foglie trasformate in spine e fiori vivacemente colorati. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. cactus, a sua volta dal greco káktos ‘pianta… …
47cactus — n Something doomed. When I get up with him, he s cactus! 2000s …
48cactus — [[t]kæ̱ktəs[/t]] cactuses, cacti (plural) [pr][[t]kæ̱ktaɪ[/t]][/pr] N COUNT A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles …
49cactus — Pānini, pāpipi; lāhoe (rare). ♦ Cactus candy (made of dried juice), kanakē pānini, pīlali pānini, kanakē pīlali …
50Cactus (Groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cactus (homonymie). Cactus Pays d’origine Long Island (New York) …
