cac·tus

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• cac|tus — «KAK tuhs», noun, plural tus|es, ti « ty». a plant with a thick, fleshy stem that usually has spines, but no leaves. Most cactuses grow in very hot, dry regions of America and often have brightly colored flowers. Cactuses range in height from a… …   Useful english dictionary

• cac — cac·a·fue·go; cac·cia; cac·cia·to·re; cac·o·dyl; cac·o·dyl·ate; cac·o·dyl·ic; cac·o·ë·thes; cac·o·mis·tle; cac·onym; cac·ta·ce·ae; cac·ta·les; cac·to·blas·tis; cac·tus; cal·me·cac; di·cac·i·ty; ef·fi·cac·i·ty; fer·o·cac·tus; ip·e·cac;… …   English syllables

• tus — abor·tus; ac·a·this·tus; ac·cen·tus; ac·tus; ad·i·tus; ad·vo·ca·tus; a·e·tus; af·fla·tus; ag·nos·tus; al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·tus; am·bi·tus; an·te·na·tus; ao·tus; ap·lo·di·no·tus; ap·pa·ra·tus; aq·uae·duc·tus; aq·uae·haus·tus; ar·bu·tus;… …   English syllables

• cactus — cac·tus …   English syllables

• cactus — cac•tus [[t]ˈkæk təs[/t]] n. pl. ti( tī), tus•es, tus. pln any of numerous New World flowering plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm and arid regions, with succulent, leafless stems usu. bearing spines • Etymology: 1600–10; < L < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

• cactus — cac|tus [ kæktəs ] (plural cac|ti [ kæk,taı ] ) noun count a plant that grows in deserts and has thick stems and sharp points called spines …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cactus — cac|tus Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

• cactus — càc·tus s.m.inv. 1. CO pianta grassa spinosa con fiori a colori vivaci, coltivata a scopo ornamentale 2a. TS bot.com. nome comune delle piante della famiglia delle Cactacee 2b. TS bot. pianta del genere Cactus | con iniz. maiusc., genere della… …   Dizionario italiano

• cactus — cac|tus [ˈkæktəs] n plural cacti [ taı] or cactuses [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , thistle like plant, from Greek kaktos] a desert plant with sharp points instead of leaves …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables