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old man cactuses

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old-man cactus

[ohld-man]
–noun
a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 ft. (9 to 12 m) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism
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