cactus

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

cactus

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cactier

cactée

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cactées

cactacées

Cactus

Cactaceae

cactaceae

cactacé

Synonymes

agave

banyan

indian fig

tubercle

century plant

Cereus hexagonus

Cereus hexagonus Mill.

desert flora

candle plant

Opuntia dillenii

Traductions

Kaktus

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cacto

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cactus

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cactus

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cactus

κάκτος

cacto

cactus

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kaktüs

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Kaktee

cacto

صبار

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cáctus

Cactaceae spp.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæktəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.