cactus: Meaning and Definition of

cac•tus

Pronunciation: (kak'tus), [key]
— pl. -ti -tus•es, -tus.
  1. any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
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