cactus

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
2. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

Adj

Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.

Conceptos

cacto

🌵

cactus

cactus

penca

👎

pita

magüey

cabuya azul

planta con espinas

cactáceas

biznaga

cactaceae

nopal

Sinónimos

agave

banyan

indian fig

tubercle

century plant

Cereus hexagonus

Cereus hexagonus Mill.

desert flora

candle plant

Opuntia dillenii

Traducciones

Kaktus

🌵

cactus

🌵

cactus

🌵

cactus

🌵

κάκτος

cacto

cactus

🌵

kaktüs

🌵

Kaktee

cacto

صبار

🌵

cáctus

Cactaceae

cactier

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkæktəs/

Etimología (Inglés)

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.