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cactoid

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cac⋅tus

[kak-tuhs]
–noun, plural -ti [-tahy] , -tus⋅es, -tus.
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.

Origin:
1600–10; < L < Gk káktos cardoon


cac⋅tus⋅like, cactoid, adjective
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